Development of a transition metal-free sodium-doped amorphous silicon-boron-nitride (Na-doped SiBN) for small molecule activation and catalysis (IMAGE)

Nagoya Institute of Technology

Development of a transition metal-free sodium-doped amorphous silicon-boron-nitride (Na-doped SiBN) for small molecule activation and catalysis

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The Polymer-Derived Ceramic method was employed to design and synthesize a transition metal-free, sodium-doped amorphous SiBN ceramic made up of silicon (Si), boron (B), and nitrogen (N) atoms for small molecule activation and catalysis. The distribution of sodium (Na+) and B sites within the amorphous silicon nitride enhances the reactivity of both B and N sites, leading to the formation of a frustrated Lewis pair (FLP) motif upon exposure to hydrogen.

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Professor Yuji Iwamoto from Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan

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