Reactivity of metal clusters

Z Luo, AW Castleman Jr, SN Khanna - Chemical reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
We summarize here the research advances on the reactivity of metal clusters. After a simple
introduction of apparatuses used for gas-phase cluster reactions, we focus on the reactivity …

Probing the binding and activation of small molecules by gas-phase transition metal clusters via IR spectroscopy

A Fielicke - Chemical Society Reviews, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Isolated transition metal clusters have been established as useful models for extended metal
surfaces or deposited metal particles, to improve the understanding of their surface …

Recent Progress in Computational Design of Single-Atom/Cluster Catalysts for Electrochemical and Solar-Driven N2 Fixation

S Ghoshal, A Ghosh, P Roy, B Ball, A Pramanik… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Fixation of dinitrogen into ammonia is an essential biological process for the evolution of life,
and at the same time ammonia is an essential component for many industrial processes …

On the Nature of Three-Atom Metal Cluster Catalysis for N2 Reduction to Ammonia

C Cui, H Zhang, R Cheng, B Huang, Z Luo - ACS Catalysis, 2022 - ACS Publications
Catalytic N2 activation and reduction for ammonia synthesis has been subject of intense
research interest. Cluster-modified catalysts have been proposed as promising candidates …

A review on the non-thermal plasma-assisted ammonia synthesis technologies

P Peng, P Chen, C Schiappacasse, N Zhou… - Journal of cleaner …, 2018 - Elsevier
Ammonia has been intensively studied as a clean, sustainable fuel source and an efficient
energy storage medium due to its effectiveness as a hydrogen carrier molecule. However …

Review of low-temperature plasma nitrogen fixation technology

H Chen, D Yuan, A Wu, X Lin, X Li - Waste Disposal & Sustainable Energy, 2021 - Springer
Nitrogen fixation is essential for all forms of life, as nitrogen is required to biosynthesize
fundamental building blocks of creatures, plants, and other life forms. As the main method of …

A review on catalysts for electrocatalytic and photocatalytic reduction of N 2 to ammonia

S Lin, X Zhang, L Chen, Q Zhang, L Ma, J Liu - Green Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The ammonia (NH3) synthesis industry is significant for many aspects of human progress
and the global economy, especially in the fields of fertilizers, hydrocarbon-free energy …

Enhanced N2 Electroreduction over LaCoO3 by Introducing Oxygen Vacancies

Y Liu, X Kong, X Guo, Q Li, J Ke, R Wang, Q Li… - ACS …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Electroreduction of N2 into NH3 represents a promising method for N2 fixation. However,
due to the inertness of N≡ N covalent triple bonds, this process remains a huge challenge …

Atmospheric pressure ammonia synthesis using non-thermal plasma assisted catalysis

P Peng, Y Li, Y Cheng, S Deng, P Chen… - Plasma Chemistry and …, 2016 - Springer
This paper described a novel and green approach on catalytic ammonia synthesis using
non-thermal plasma (NTP). The process studied in this paper involves the synthesis and …

Dinitrogen Fixation and Reduction by Ta3N3H0,1 Cluster Anions at Room Temperature: Hydrogen-Assisted Enhancement of Reactivity

Y Zhao, JT Cui, M Wang, DY Valdivielso… - Journal of the …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Dinitrogen activation and reduction is one of the most challenging and important subjects in
chemistry. Herein, we report the N2 binding and reduction at the well-defined Ta3N3H–and …