“Aggregation and rebalance” mechanism-guided design and discovery of efficient bimetallic catalysts for the nitrogen reduction reaction
Cheng He, Dian Chen, Xi Shen, Wenxue Zhang
Abstract
A new mechanism, “aggregation and rebalance”, is proposed to explain the effect of the synergistic interaction between the intrinsic features of the active center atoms and coordinating atoms on catalytic activity.
Topics & Concepts
Bimetallic stripCatalysisReduction (mathematics)Mechanism (biology)NitrogenChemistryCombinatorial chemistryOrganic chemistryMathematicsPhysicsGeometryQuantum mechanicsAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen ReductionCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceNanomaterials for catalytic reactions