Kim, Na Young Lee, Seok-Ho Lee, Seong Ho Lee, Kwan-Young 2025-08-20T06:35:48Z 2025-08-20T06:35:48Z 2025-08-20 2025-08 1944-8244 https://pubs.kist.re.kr/handle/201004/152991 Ammonia (NH3) has great potential as a hydrogen carrier material and plays an important role in chemistry. NH3 is synthesized through a conventional Haber-Bosch process; however, this method requires considerable energy. Thus, it is important to develop NH3 synthesis catalysts that operate under mild conditions. This research revealed that Sm-doped Ru/La2Ce2O7 catalysts (Ru/La2Ce2-x Sm x O7) increased the NH3 synthesis under mild conditions (400 degrees C, 0.1 MPa). Catalyst with an optimal Sm doping ratio (x = 0.75) showed the highest NH3 productivity of 4563 mu mol h-1 g-1. This result is mainly attributed to the transition from a fluorite to a C-type structure by introducing Sm to Ru/La2Ce2O7, since the C-type structure possesses a higher abundance of oxygen vacancies compared to fluorite. This structural transition facilitated electron transfer to the active Ru metal and enhanced hydrogen spillover on the support, substantially improving the performance of the optimized catalysts. Nevertheless, the introduction of Sm dopants brought certain deactivation effects, including blocking active sites on Ru and promoting a high degree of ordering in the oxygen vacancy, which induced the degradation of electron mobility. As a result, it became evident that not just the concentration but also the arrangement of oxygen vacancies critically influences the catalytic performance. These results underscore the importance of precisely tuning the Sm doping level to achieve a balance between its beneficial and adverse effects on the structural and electronic properties, which is critical for maximizing ammonia synthesis activity. English American Chemical Society Enhanced Ammonia Synthesis via Sm Doping in Ru/La2Ce2O7 Catalysts: Insights into Structural Analysis and Oxygen Vacancy Article 10.1021/acsami.5c10234 1 ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, v.17, no.31, pp.44596 - 44607 ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 17 31 44596 44607 N scie scopus 001535963300001 Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Materials Science, Multidisciplinary Science & Technology - Other Topics Materials Science Article CEO2 ELECTRIDE LA2CE2O7 SURFACE SCATTERING STABILITY CHEMISTRY RU SUPPORTED RUTHENIUM CATALYSTS CERIA C-type structure oxygen vacancy ordering hydrogen spillover ammonia synthesis Sm doping reducible oxides