Tailoring electron transfer pathway for photocatalytic N<sub>2</sub>-to-NH<sub>3</sub> reduction in a CdS quantum dots-nitrogenase system
Artavazd Badalyan, Zhi‐Yong Yang, Maowei Hu, Tianbiao Liu, Lance C. Seefeldt
Abstract
Efficient photocatalytic N 2 -to-NH 3 reduction was achieved by combining nitrogenase and CdS-quantum dots in the presence of an electron transfer mediator.
Topics & Concepts
PhotocatalysisNitrogenaseElectron transferQuantum dotReduction (mathematics)Materials scienceElectronPhotochemistryChemistryNanotechnologyNitrogen fixationPhysicsCatalysisNitrogenQuantum mechanicsOrganic chemistryBiochemistryGeometryMathematicsAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen ReductionAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesNanocluster Synthesis and Applications