Surface modification of 2D photocatalysts for solar energy conversion

C Feng, ZP Wu, KW Huang, J Ye… - Advanced Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract 2D materials show many particular properties, such as high surface‐to‐volume
ratio, high anisotropic degree, and adjustable chemical functionality. These unique …

Recent progress in electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction to ammonia (NRR)

Z Huang, M Rafiq, AR Woldu, QX Tong, D Astruc… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ammonia is an essential raw ingredient for fertilizers, a carbon-free hydrogen carrier, and an
alternative fuel. The natural process of producing ammonia cannot meet the rapidly growing …

Engineering photocatalytic ammonia synthesis

Y Shi, Z Zhao, D Yang, J Tan, X ** new strategies to advance the fundamental understanding of electrochemistry is
crucial to mitigating multiple contemporary technological challenges. In this regard …

Efficient nitrogen fixation to ammonia through integration of plasma oxidation with electrocatalytic reduction

L Li, C Tang, X Cui, Y Zheng, X Wang, H Xu… - Angewandte …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Present one‐step N2 fixation is impeded by tough activation of the N≡ N bond and low
selectivity to NH3. Here we report fixation of N2‐to‐NH3 can be decoupled to a two‐step …

Defect engineering of oxide perovskites for catalysis and energy storage: synthesis of chemistry and materials science

H Arandiyan, SS Mofarah, CC Sorrell… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Oxide perovskites have emerged as an important class of materials with important
applications in many technological areas, particularly thermocatalysis, electrocatalysis …

Point‐Defect Engineering: Leveraging Imperfections in Graphitic Carbon Nitride (g‐C3N4) Photocatalysts toward Artificial Photosynthesis

X Yu, SF Ng, LK Putri, LL Tan, AR Mohamed, WJ Ong - Small, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Graphitic carbon nitride (g‐C3N4) is a kind of ideal metal‐free photocatalysts for artificial
photosynthesis. At present, pristine g‐C3N4 suffers from small specific surface area, poor …

Recent progress in research and design concepts for the characterization, testing, and photocatalysts for nitrogen reduction reaction

B Sun, S Lu, Y Qian, X Zhang, J Tian - Carbon Energy, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The reduction of molecular nitrogen (N2) to ammonia (NH3) under mild conditions is one of
the most promising studies in the energy field due to the important role of NH3 in modern …

One-step formation of urea from carbon dioxide and nitrogen using water microdroplets

X Song, C Basheer, Y **a, J Li… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Water (H2O) microdroplets are sprayed onto a graphite mesh covered with a CuBi2O4
coating using a 1: 1 mixture of N2 and CO2 as the nebulizing gas. The resulting …

Emerging p-block-element-based electrocatalysts for sustainable nitrogen conversion

C Lv, J Liu, C Lee, Q Zhu, J Xu, H Pan, C Xue, Q Yan - ACS nano, 2022 - ACS Publications
Artificial nitrogen conversion reactions, such as the production of ammonia via dinitrogen or
nitrate reduction and the synthesis of organonitrogen compounds via C–N coupling, play a …