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The attainment of rapid charge mobility and effective N2 activation is of critical importance for photocatalytic nitrogen fixation but it has always been a challenge. Such challenge may be met by the construction of a Type II MoS2 nanoparticles/ MIL-100(Fe) heterojunction photocatalyst. The new material possesses charge migration channels that facilitate the separation of photogenerated carriers. This charge redistribution during photocatalysis is confirmed by experimental results showing a decrease of charge density on the Fe species and an increase of that on Mo. Moreover, DFT calculations show that the adsorption of N2 and H2O is more likely to occur on Fe sites and Mo sites, respectively. These findings clearly suggest a drastically improved spatial isolation of reduction and oxidation sites on the photocatalyst as compared to pristine MIL-100(Fe). The optimized MoS2/MIL-100(Fe) exhibits a NH4+ yield rate of 1.29 μmol·h−1 as excellent utilization of photoinduced electron-hole pairs and effective adsorption and activation of N2 become possible. This work offers an insight on the synergy of heterojunction engineering with coordinated activation for photocatalytic ammonia synthesis. © 2025 Elsevier Inc.
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Journal of Catalysis
ISSN: 0021-9517
Year: 2025
Volume: 451
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JCR@2023
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