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Photocatalytic fixation of nitrogen to ammonia by NiFe-LDH-derived sulfide microspheres

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Direct fixation of nitrogen (N2) to ammonia (NH3) under ambient conditions via photocatalysts is a promising method to relieve the pressure of energy shortage, where chemisorptions of torpid nitrogen and delivery of photoproduced electrons to N≡N bond are recognized technical limitations. In this work, we have developed the catalysts of NiFe-LDH-derived sulfides microspheres ([NiFe]S) with excellent photocatalytic activity for reduction of N2 to NH3. Excitingly, the NH3 generation rates of [NiFe]S catalysts reached up to 111.83 μmol·L−1·h−1 under visible light irradiation in water, which were 10.35 times than that of NiFe-LDH microspheres. The reason was due to the higher photo-induced carrier separation and transmission efficiency of [NiFe]S microspheres. In addition, the possible photocatalytic mechanism was proposed. This new work could guide the design of efficient catalysts and open up the application of metal sulfides in photocatalytic N2 fixation.

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21776319), Hunan Graduate Education Innovation, and Professional Ability Improvement Project (CX20200329), Support by the Open Sharing Fund for the Large-scale Instruments and Equipments of Central South University (CSUZC202114) and ,the work is supported the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of Central South University (2020zzts065, 2020zzts056). In addition, we thank all the colleagues and students who have contributed to our work in this area.

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Zhao, G., Zou, J., Liu, L. et al. Photocatalytic fixation of nitrogen to ammonia by NiFe-LDH-derived sulfide microspheres. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 32, 13396–13408 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-021-05918-2

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