DOI: 10.1039/d6ta05695d ISSN: 2050-7488
Defect-regulated Ni single atoms on g-C 3 N 4 for visible-light semi-hydrogenation of phenylacetylene
Xiaohan Ma, Yuanyuan Li, Jingsong Huang, Harry Meyer, Addis Fuhr, Alexander Puretzky, Lihua Zhang, Ryuichi Shimogawa, Anatoly I. Frenkel, Kinga A. Unocic, Panchapakesan Ganesh, Jianhua Tong, Zili WuSchematic of visible-light PA semi-hydrogenation on Ni single atoms anchored at electron-rich N vacancies on g-C 3 N 4 . Photogenerated charges drive methanol oxidation and PA reduction at adjacent Ni sites, coupled by proton transfer.