Near-infrared driven N<sub>2</sub> fixation on ZnO–MXene (Ti<sub>3</sub>C<sub>2</sub>) heterostructures through pyroelectric catalysis
Chunzheng Wu, Jing‐Yuan Lin, Zhuojiong Xie, Kai Xuan, Xiaojiang Yu, Zhenyu Yan, Jinwei Fang, Shanliang Chen, Jianzhong Guo, Wei Wang, Fengping Peng
Abstract
A ZnO–MXene heterostructure enables nitrogen fixation by alternating between near-infrared light and darkness, using pyroelectric and photothermal effects.
Topics & Concepts
PyroelectricityHeterojunctionInfraredMaterials scienceCatalysisOptoelectronicsNanotechnologyChemistryFerroelectricityOpticsPhysicsDielectricBiochemistryAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen ReductionMXene and MAX Phase MaterialsAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques