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Artificial photocatalytic N-2 reduction to NH3 under ambient conditions represents a promising alternative way for the industrial N-2 fixation by Haber - Bosch process. This work reports the simultaneous engineering of BiOBr nanosheets with exposed {102} facets by means of transition metal (Fe, Mo, Ni) doping and oxygen vacancies (OVs) that aid to expose internal metal dopants toward efficient visible light N-2 fixation. The synergy of transition metal doping and OVs results in the modulated band structures, improved charge carrier separation as well as electron transfer to N-2, thereby leading to enhanced N-2 adsorption and activation ability over modified BiOBr nanosheets. In particular, the Fe-doped BiOBr with OVs possesses the optimal photocatalytic activity of NH3 yield of 46.1 mu mol g(-1) h(-1) without any sacrificial agent, which is 6-fold that of pristine BiOBr. The findings will shed new light on rational engineering of adsorption, activation sites and charge carrier separation for designing efficient N-2 fixation photocatalysts.
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APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
ISSN: 0926-3373
Year: 2021
Volume: 281
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JCR@2021
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JCR@2023
ESI Discipline: CHEMISTRY;
ESI HC Threshold:117
JCR Journal Grade:1
CAS Journal Grade:1
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WoS CC Cited Count: 156
SCOPUS Cited Count: 161
ESI Highly Cited Papers on the List: 18 Unfold All
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30 Days PV: 1
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