Tailoring defects in SrTiO<sub>3</sub> by one step nanoarchitectonics for realizing photocatalytic nitrogen fixation in pure water
Ashish Kumar, Manisha Sharma, Sajjan Sheoran, Shilpi Jaiswal, Abhijit Patra, Saswata Bhattacharya, Venkata Krishnan
Abstract
This work demonstrates the photocatalytic N 2 fixation ability of defect-engineered SrTiO 3 and provides a stringent experimental protocol to avoid biases in the quantification of NH 3 originated by surface contamination of working photocatalysts.
Topics & Concepts
PhotocatalysisMaterials scienceImpurityCatalysisChemical engineeringNanotechnologyOxideAmmoniaNitrogenPorositySpecific surface areaPerovskite (structure)ChemistryComposite materialOrganic chemistryMetallurgyEngineeringAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen ReductionCatalytic Processes in Materials Science