Unlocking the potential of alkaline-earth metal active centers for nitrogen activation and ammonia synthesis: the role of s–d orbital synergy
Donghai Wu, Jiarui Wu, Haobo Li, Wenjing Lv, Yanhao Song, Dongwei Ma, Yu Jia
Abstract
N 2 can be activated via s–d orbital synergy of AE metal active centers, i.e. , AE metals's orbitals share electrons with their empty d orbitals, and then the partially occupied d orbitals exchange electrons with the σ and π* orbitals of N 2 .
Topics & Concepts
Alkaline earth metalAmmonia productionAmmoniaMetalChemistryNitrogenAstrobiologyEarth (classical element)Inorganic chemistryEnvironmental chemistryPhysicsOrganic chemistryMathematical physicsAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen ReductionNanomaterials for catalytic reactionsCatalytic Processes in Materials Science