{"title":"Nitrogen Oxidation on A Plasma-Exposed Surface","authors":"Steijn Vervloedt, Achim von Keudell","doi":"10.1007/s11090-025-10584-x","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The elementary processes during the fixation of nitrogen by plasma catalysis are studied in a low-pressure plasma experiment with N<span>\\(_2\\)</span> and O<span>\\(_2\\)</span> as source gases. The formation of surface groups on an iron oxide foil is monitored with infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy. Surface nitrates (NO<span>\\(_3^-\\)</span>) are formed when the substrate is exposed to a 1:1 N<span>\\(_2\\)</span>:O<span>\\(_2\\)</span> plasma, as well as N<span>\\(_2\\)</span>O(g), NO(g), NO<span>\\(_2\\)</span>(g), and O<span>\\(_3\\)</span>(g) in the gas phase. It is postulated that NO<span>\\(_{1,2}\\)</span>(g) species created by the plasma, adsorb at the surface and create these nitrates. This constitutes an intermediate step for nitrogen oxidation by plasma catalysis.\n</p></div>","PeriodicalId":734,"journal":{"name":"Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing","volume":"45 5","pages":"1551 - 1565"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5000,"publicationDate":"2025-07-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11090-025-10584-x.pdf","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing","FirstCategoryId":"5","ListUrlMain":"https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11090-025-10584-x","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"ENGINEERING, CHEMICAL","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The elementary processes during the fixation of nitrogen by plasma catalysis are studied in a low-pressure plasma experiment with N\(_2\) and O\(_2\) as source gases. The formation of surface groups on an iron oxide foil is monitored with infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy. Surface nitrates (NO\(_3^-\)) are formed when the substrate is exposed to a 1:1 N\(_2\):O\(_2\) plasma, as well as N\(_2\)O(g), NO(g), NO\(_2\)(g), and O\(_3\)(g) in the gas phase. It is postulated that NO\(_{1,2}\)(g) species created by the plasma, adsorb at the surface and create these nitrates. This constitutes an intermediate step for nitrogen oxidation by plasma catalysis.
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Publishing original papers on fundamental and applied research in plasma chemistry and plasma processing, the scope of this journal includes processing plasmas ranging from non-thermal plasmas to thermal plasmas, and fundamental plasma studies as well as studies of specific plasma applications. Such applications include but are not limited to plasma catalysis, environmental processing including treatment of liquids and gases, biological applications of plasmas including plasma medicine and agriculture, surface modification and deposition, powder and nanostructure synthesis, energy applications including plasma combustion and reforming, resource recovery, coupling of plasmas and electrochemistry, and plasma etching. Studies of chemical kinetics in plasmas, and the interactions of plasmas with surfaces are also solicited. It is essential that submissions include substantial consideration of the role of the plasma, for example, the relevant plasma chemistry, plasma physics or plasma–surface interactions; manuscripts that consider solely the properties of materials or substances processed using a plasma are not within the journal’s scope.