Molybdenum-catalyzed ammonia synthesis by using zero-valent metal powder with alcohols or water.

We have recently achieved a highly effective ammonia formation from dinitrogen using samarium diiodide and water under ambient reaction conditions. However, further research is needed to establish a carbon-free green ammonia production route without carbon dioxide emissions. In this study, we have developed a novel molybdenum-catalyzed nitrogen fixation method using a combination of zero-valent metal powders as reductants and alcohols or H2O as a proton source under ambient reaction conditions.

Bright Quantum-Grade Fluorescent Nanodiamonds.

Optically accessible spin-active nanomaterials are promising as quantum nanosensors for probing biological samples. However, achieving bioimaging-level brightness and high-quality spin properties for these materials is challenging and hinders their application in quantum biosensing. Here, we demonstrate bright fluorescent nanodiamonds (NDs) containing 0.

Catalytic Nitrogen Fixation Using Well-Defined Molecular Catalysts under Ambient or Mild Reaction Conditions.

Ammonia (NH) is industrially produced from dinitrogen (N) and dihydrogen (H) by the Haber-Bosch process, although H is prepared from fossil fuels, and the reaction requires harsh conditions. On the other hand, microorganisms have fixed nitrogen under ambient reaction conditions. Recently, well-defined molecular transition metal complexes have been found to work as catalyst to convert N into NH by reactions with chemical reductants and proton sources under ambient reaction conditions.