journal article·2025-09

Direct N2 to NH3 conversion on diamond-supported Ni4 cluster catalysts: A first-principle study

Ziwei Zhao, Kesheng Guo, Yongbing Zhao, Xiaowu Gao, Hansong Zhang, Yumin Zhang, Yannick J. Dappe, Xiaobin Chen, Yongjie Wang, Jiaqi Zhu

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