Light-harvesting clusters and titanium dioxide cooperate to fix nitrogen

An image showing the crystal structure of the Au4Ru2(PPh3)2(SC2H4Ph)8 cluster

Source: © Yan Zhu/Nanjing University

Atomically precise metal clusters continue to gather momentum by catalysing the production of ammonia

Using clever cluster chemistry, an atomically precise gold and ruthenium cluster supported on titanium dioxide has been developed that can photocatalytically convert nitrogen into ammonia.