A photoexcited Fe–Al dual-site catalyst enables nitrogen spillover, decoupling activation and subsequent reaction steps for efficient ammonia synthesis.
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Collado, L., Fermoso, J. Light-enabled nitrogen spillover in ammonia synthesis. Nat. Synth (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44160-026-01069-6
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