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Photocatalytic N2 reduction using H2O to produce NH3 offers a promising alternative to the energy-intensive Haber-Bosch process. Nevertheless, its efficiency is hampered by the low solubility of N2 in water, the high stability of N---N and the competing H2 evolution reaction (HER). In this study, we present a highly efficient nanohybrid system employing BiOBr nanoflowers with O defect as a platform for anchoring Ru. The designed nanohybrids exhibit a significantly higher NH3 generation rate of 121.97 mu mol g-1 h-1, which is 6.1 and 2.8 times higher than that of pristine BiOBr-NS and Ru modified BiOBr without O defect, respectively. Experimental analyses and theoretical calculations reveal that the nanoflower structure with confined nano-space promotes the enrichment of N2 on the catalyst, the synergistic O defects and Ru facilitate the selective adsorption and activation of N2 and lower the energy barriers of the rate-determining *N-N to *N-NH step.
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APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY
ISSN: 0926-3373
Year: 2024
Volume: 349
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