• 文献标题:   Conversion of Dinitrogen to Ammonia by FeN3-Embedded Graphene
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   LI XF, LI QK, CHENG J, LIU LL, YAN Q, WU YC, ZHANG XH, WANG ZY, QIU Q, LUO Y
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  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
  • ISSN:   0002-7863
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Elect Sci Technol China
  • 被引频次:   110
  • DOI:   10.1021/jacs.6b04778
  • 出版年:   2016

▎ 摘  要

Nitrogen fixation is one of the most important issues but a long-standing challenge in chemistry. Here, we propose FeN3-embedded graphene as the catalyst for nitrogen fixation from first-principles calculations. Results show that in view of the chemical coordination, the FeN3 center is highly spin-polarized with a localized magnetic moment substantially to promote N-2 adsorption and activate its inert N-N triple bond. The synergy between the graphene and FeN3 equips the system with novel features for the catalytic conversion of the activated N-2 into NH3 via a six-proton and six-electron process, following three possible reaction pathways at room temperature. Our findings provide a rational paradigm for catalytic nitrogen fixation that would be conducive to ammonia production.