Nitrogen Photoelectrochemical Reduction on TiB₂ Surface Plasmon Coupling Allows Us to Reach Enhanced Efficiency of Ammonia Production.

ABSTRACT: Ammonia is one of the most widely produced chemicals worldwide, which is consumed in the fertilizer industry and is also considered an interesting alternative in energy storage. However, common ammonia production is energy-demanding and leads to high CO₂ emissions. Thus, the development of alternative ammonia production methods based on available raw materials (air, for example) and renewable energy sources is highly demanding. In this work, we demonstrated the utilization of TiB₂ nanostructures sandwiched between coupled plasmonic nanostructures (gold nanoparticles and gold grating) for photoelectrochemical (PEC) nitrogen reduction and selective ammonia production. The utilization of the coupled plasmon structure allows us to reach efficient sunlight capture with a s

SUBMITTER: Zabelina A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10442910 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature