Visible light decomposition of ammonia to dinitrogen by a new visible light photocatalytic system composed of sensitizer (Ru(bpy)(3)2+), electron mediator (methylviologen) and electron acceptor (dioxygen).
Visible light decomposition of aqueous ammonia to dinitrogen was successfully achieved by using a new photocatalytic system based on a molecular photoelectron relay composed of a sensitizer (Ru(bpy)(3)2+), an electron mediator (methylviologen) and an electron acceptor (dioxygen), which can be used as a visible light-driven photocatalyst instead of UV-driven semiconductors.
Faculty of Science, Ibaraki University, Bunkyo, Mito, 310-8512 Japan. mkaneko@mx.ibaraki.ac.jp
Masao
M
Kaneko
Naoto
N
Katakura
Chihiro
C
Harada
Yoshihito
Y
Takei
Mikio
M
Hoshino