A Pd-based plasmonic photocatalyst for nitrogen fixation through an antenna–reactor mechanism
Yuanyuan Yang, Henglei Jia, Sihua Su, Yidi Zhang, Mengxuan Zhao, Jingzhao Li, Qifeng Ruan, Chun‐yang Zhang
Abstract
A Pd-based plasmonic photocatalyst was constructed through the overgrowth of a Ru array on Pd nano-octahedra, and the obtained nanostructures exhibited excellent N 2 photofixation activity via an antenna–reactor mechanism.
Topics & Concepts
PhotocatalysisPlasmonMechanism (biology)OctahedronNitrogen fixationMaterials scienceNanostructureAntenna (radio)NitrogenPhotochemistryOptoelectronicsCatalysisChemistryChemical engineeringNanotechnologyComputer scienceCrystallographyPhysicsTelecommunicationsCrystal structureEngineeringOrganic chemistryQuantum mechanicsAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen ReductionCopper-based nanomaterials and applications