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However, its performance is constrained by intrinsic scaling relations between dinitrogen activation and subsequent hydrogenation steps. To overcome this long-standing bottleneck, we design a Ru-LiH\/TiN catalyst that enables a light-driven reaction cascade, wherein lithium hydride (LiH) serves as a dynamic \u201cnitrogen mediator\u201d. Under ambient pressure and illumination at 3.3 W\u00b7cm\u20132, the catalyst achieves an unprecedented NH3 production rate of 5574.3 \u03bcmol\u00b7g\u20131\u00b7h\u20131 (equivalent to 428.8 mmol\u00b7gRu\u20131\u00b7h\u20131), representing a 31-fold improvement over its thermal-catalytic counterpart and a 52-fold enhancement relative to Ru\/TiN. Notably, the Ru-LiH\/TiN exhibits robust catalytic stability over 50 h, in stark contrast to the rapid deactivation (&amp;lt;1 h) commonly observed in thermal catalysis due to NHx (x = 1\u20133) accumulation-induced adsorbate poisoning. Mechanistic studies reveal a relayed photothermal catalysis mechanism: photogenerated hot electrons facilitate N2 activation on Ru sites, followed by nitrogen transfer to the LiH-TiN interface to form destabilized [Li\u2013Ti\u2013N-H] intermediates; subsequently, photoexcited LiH liberates reactive hydrogen species that participate in nitrogen hydrogenation. 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