Schematic Illustration (IMAGE) Tokyo Institute of Technology Caption Nickel-loaded lanthanum nitride (LaN) enables stable and highly efficient ammonia synthesis. Nitrogen vacancies are generated on LaN with low formation energy, and efficiently bind and activate N2. Credit Tokyo Tech Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.