Thermodynamic Constraints in Using AuM (M = Fe, Co, Ni, and Mo) Alloys as N2 Dissociation Catalysts: Functionalizing a Plasmon-Active Metal

ACS Nano

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 2940-2949

  Martirez, John Mark P ^a   Carter, Emily A ^a,b  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ammonia synthesis; Au alloys; Haber Bosch; heterogeneous catalysis; nitrogen dissociation; surface plasmon; transition metal catalysis

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; DISSOCIATION; METAL NANOPARTICLES; METALS; NICKEL; PHASE SEPARATION; PLASMONS; REDOX REACTIONS; TRANSITION METALS;

AMMONIA SYNTHESIS; HABER-BOSCH; NITROGEN DISSOCIATION; SURFACE PLASMONS; TRANSITION METAL CATALYSIS;

TRANSITION METAL ALLOYS;

EID: 84960158168     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.6b00085     Document Type: Article

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