José Miguel Doña-Rodríguez , Raúl Quesada-Cabrera , Douglas R. MacFarlane , Alexandr N. Simonov , Luis Miguel Azofra
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Enhanced N2 capture and cleavage promoted by lithium nanoparticles
Activation of N2 with metallic lithium is a key step of the lithium redox-mediated nitrogen reduction reaction (Li-NRR) – a process that can enable practical ammonia electrosynthesis under mild conditions. Our present DFT study revealed that N2 capture and NN bond cleavage is substantially enhanced on and within Li0 nanoparticles as compared to bulk slabs. This behaviour is not limited to single-molecule adsorption but is also observed during the successive capture of additional N2 molecules. The results presented herein might assist in the design of higher performance Li-NRR systems.
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