Doping strain induced bi-Ti3+ pairs for efficient N2 activation and electrocatalytic fixation

Na Cao; Zheng Chen; Ketao Zang; Jie Xu; Jun Zhong; Jun Luo; Xin Xu; Gengfeng Zheng

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-10888-5

Nature Communications (Jun 2019)

Doping strain induced bi-Ti3+ pairs for efficient N2 activation and electrocatalytic fixation

Na Cao,
Zheng Chen,
Ketao Zang,
Jie Xu,
Jun Zhong,
Jun Luo,
Xin Xu,
Gengfeng Zheng

Affiliations

Na Cao: Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Fudan University
Zheng Chen: Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Fudan University
Ketao Zang: Center for Electron Microscopy and Tianjin Key Lab of Advanced Functional Porous Materials, Institute for New Energy Materials, School of Materials, Tianjin University of Technology
Jie Xu: Center for Electron Microscopy and Tianjin Key Lab of Advanced Functional Porous Materials, Institute for New Energy Materials, School of Materials, Tianjin University of Technology
Jun Zhong: Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-based Functional Materials and Devices, Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University
Jun Luo: Center for Electron Microscopy and Tianjin Key Lab of Advanced Functional Porous Materials, Institute for New Energy Materials, School of Materials, Tianjin University of Technology
Xin Xu: Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Fudan University
Gengfeng Zheng: Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Fudan University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10888-5
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Electrocatalytic N2 conversion to ammonia offers a low-carbon alternative to industrial ammonia production, although the rational design of active, efficient catalysts remains limited. Here, authors show Ti3+-pair sites in anatase TiO2 to be active for aqueous N2 electroreduction to ammonia.

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ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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