Photofixation of Dinitrogen to Ammonia by ZnO Nanostructure Decorated with MnV2O6 under Ambient Conditions

Photofixation of nitrogen, the best successor to the Haber-Bosch method, is eco-friendly, mild, and low–cost process that needs more attempts to discover high stable photocatalysts. In this study, ZnO/MnV2O6 photocatalysts with different percentages of MnV2O6 (10%, 20%, and 30%) fabricated and their nitrogen fixation ability was explored under visible- light irradiation. The ZnO/MnV2O6 (10%) nanocomposite revealed the maximum ammonia production rate, which was 1.5-fold premier than the initial ZnO photocatalyst.