Mo-doped SnS<sub>2</sub> with enriched S-vacancies for highly efficient electrocatalytic N<sub>2</sub> reduction: the critical role of the Mo–Sn–Sn trimer
Ke Chu, Jing Wang, Yaping Liu, Qing-qing Li, Yali Guo
Abstract
Mo-doped SnS<sub>2</sub> nanosheets with enriched S-vacancies exhibited a greatly enhanced NRR activity, which is attributed to the creation of Mo–Sn–Sn trimer catalytic sites that can strongly activate N<sub>2</sub> with a largely reduced energy barrier.
Topics & Concepts
TrimerDopingMaterials scienceCatalysisRedoxCrystallographyChemistryInorganic chemistryOptoelectronicsDimerOrganic chemistryBiochemistryAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen ReductionAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesHydrogen Storage and Materials