Polymeric carbon nitride with frustrated Lewis pair sites for enhanced photofixation of nitrogen
Yue Ran, Xuelian Yu, Jianqiao Liu, Jiayi Cui, Jiangpeng Wang, Lin Wang, Yihe Zhang, Xu Xiang, Jinhua Ye
Abstract
The combination of frustrated Lewis pair sites and the MoO<sub>2</sub> cocatalyst on C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> can facilitate N<sub>2</sub> activation for enhanced photocatalytic N<sub>2</sub> fixation activity.
Topics & Concepts
Frustrated Lewis pairNitrideNitrogenLewis acids and basesMaterials sciencePhotocatalysisCarbon fibersCarbon nitrideChemistryNanotechnologyCrystallographyCatalysisComposite numberOrganic chemistryLayer (electronics)Composite materialAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen ReductionAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesMXene and MAX Phase Materials