Electron repulsion tuned electronic structure of TiO<sub>2</sub> by fluorination for efficient and selective photocatalytic ammonia generation
Huiling Zhu, Xiangran Xu, Yongchao Wang, Yongchao Wang, Jian Ding, Xinru Yu, Xiaoyi Liu, Zhaowu Zeng, Huan Wang, Zhen Li, Yang Wang, Yang Wang
Abstract
Through the regulation of electronic structure and optimization of hydrophobicity, two types of fluorine modification (fluorine doping and surface fluorination) have respectively enhanced nitrogen activation and selectivity during nitrogen fixation.
Topics & Concepts
PhotocatalysisAmmoniaNitrogenMaterials scienceHydrogenElectronLimit (mathematics)Ammonia productionNanotechnologyChemical engineeringPhotochemistryChemistryCatalysisPhysicsMathematicsOrganic chemistryEngineeringMathematical analysisQuantum mechanicsAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen ReductionAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesCatalytic Processes in Materials Science