Au nanoparticle-embedded, nitrogen-deficient hollow mesoporous carbon nitride spheres for nitrogen photofixation
Yanzhen Guo, J. Joshua Yang, Donghai Wu, Haoyuan Bai, Zhi Yang, Jianfang Wang, Baocheng Yang
Abstract
Gold-embedded, nitrogen-deficient hollow mesoporous carbon nitride spheres are constructed to give a solar-to-ammonia conversion efficiency of 0.032% for nitrogen photofixation.
Topics & Concepts
NitrogenMesoporous materialSPHERESMaterials scienceNitrideCarbon fibersNanoparticleCarbon nitrideChemical engineeringNanotechnologyAmmoniaChemistryCatalysisLayer (electronics)Composite materialComposite numberOrganic chemistryPhotocatalysisEngineeringAerospace engineeringAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen ReductionCopper-based nanomaterials and applications