Surface and interface coordination chemistry learned from model heterogeneous metal nanocatalysts: from atomically dispersed catalysts to atomically precise …

W **g, H Shen, R Qin, Q Wu, K Liu, N Zheng - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
The surface and interface coordination structures of heterogeneous metal catalysts are
crucial to their catalytic performance. However, the complicated surface and interface …

Recent advances of single-atom catalysts in CO 2 conversion

S Wang, L Wang, D Wang, Y Li - Energy & Environmental Science, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The catalytic transformation of CO2 into valuable fuels/chemicals is a promising and
economically profitable process because it offers an alternative toward fossil feedstocks and …

Size of cerium dioxide support nanocrystals dictates reactivity of highly dispersed palladium catalysts

V Muravev, A Parastaev, Y van den Bosch, B Ligt… - Science, 2023 - science.org
The catalytic performance of heterogeneous catalysts can be tuned by modulation of the
size and structure of supported transition metals, which are typically regarded as the active …

Designing sites in heterogeneous catalysis: are we reaching selectivities competitive with those of homogeneous catalysts?

F Zaera - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
A critical review of different prominent nanotechnologies adapted to catalysis is provided,
with focus on how they contribute to the improvement of selectivity in heterogeneous …

Interface dynamics of Pd–CeO2 single-atom catalysts during CO oxidation

V Muravev, G Spezzati, YQ Su, A Parastaev… - Nature Catalysis, 2021 - nature.com
In recent years, noble metals atomically dispersed on solid oxide supports have become a
frontier of heterogeneous catalysis. In pursuit of an ultimate atom efficiency, the stability of …

Isolating single and few atoms for enhanced catalysis

Y Chen, J Lin, B Jia, X Wang, S Jiang… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Atomically dispersed metal catalysts have triggered great interest in the field of catalysis
owing to their unique features. Isolated single or few metal atoms can be anchored on …

Chemical synthesis of single atomic site catalysts

S Ji, Y Chen, X Wang, Z Zhang, D Wang, Y Li - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Manipulating metal atoms in a controllable way for the synthesis of materials with the
desired structure and properties is the holy grail of chemical synthesis. The recent …

Bixbyite-type Ln2O3 as promoters of metallic Ni for alkaline electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution

H Sun, Z Yan, C Tian, C Li, X Feng, R Huang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The active-site density, intrinsic activity, and durability of Ni-based catalysts are critical to
their application in industrial alkaline water electrolysis. This work develops a kind of …

Limits of detection for EXAFS characterization of heterogeneous single-atom catalysts

J Finzel, KM Sanroman Gutierrez, AS Hoffman… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Single-atom catalysts (SACs), consisting of individual metal atoms dispersed on a support,
attract attention due to their unique reactivity, efficient use of precious metals, and precise …

Atomic insights into the Cu species supported on zeolite for direct oxidation of methane to methanol via low‐damage HAADF‐STEM

X Tang, J Ye, L Guo, T Pu, L Cheng, XM Cao… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Precise determination of the structure‐property relationship of zeolite‐based metal catalysts
is critical for the development toward practical applications. However, the scarcity of real …