2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Plamon-induced ammonia synthesis using solar light energy
| Project/Area Number |
15K17438
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Nanomaterials chemistry
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| Research Institution | Hokkaido University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2015-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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| Keywords | アンモニア / プラズモン / 人工光合成 / エネルギー変換 / 光触媒 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The generation of ammonia from atmospheric nitrogen and water using sunlight is a preferable approach to obtaining ammonia as an energy carrier and potentially represents a new paradigm for achieving a low-carbon and sustainable-energy society. Here, we report the selective conversion of dinitrogen into ammonia via plasmon-induced charge separation by using a strontium titanate photoelectrode loaded with gold nanoparticles and a zirconium/zirconium oxide thin film. We observed the simultaneous stoichiometric production of ammonia and oxygen from nitrogen and water under visible-light irradiation.
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| Free Research Field |
光化学
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