Nitrate-to-ammonia conversion with a plasmonic antenna–reactor catalyst
Weihui Ou, Ying Guo, Jing Zhong, Fucong Lyu, Junda Shen, Hongkun Li, Shaoce Zhang, Zheng Li, Zhijian He, Jun He, Qiangan Mo, Chunyi Zhi, Yang Yang Li, Jian Lü
Abstract
A plasmonic antenna–reactor catalyst was constructed for NO 3 − -to-NH 3 conversion. The hot electrons from the plasmonic antenna optimized the adsorption of intermediates on reactors, improving the yield rate, selectivity and faradaic efficiency of NH 3 .
Topics & Concepts
CatalysisPlasmonAmmoniaNitrateAntenna (radio)Environmental scienceMaterials scienceEnvironmental chemistryPhotochemistryChemistryOptoelectronicsTelecommunicationsComputer scienceOrganic chemistryAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction