A large family of heterogeneous catalytic reactions require active sites with more than one
metal atom, that is, an ensemble of metal atoms. The ensemble requirement, which refers to …

Nanostructured catalysts incorporating supported metal atoms or small clusters of defined
size and chemical composition attract considerable attention because of their potential to …

Precise design and tuning of the micro‐atomic structure of single atom catalysts (SACs) can
help efficiently adapt complex catalytic systems. Herein, we inventively found that when the …

Different from isolated metal atoms and large metal nanoparticles (NPs), supported metal
clusters (SMCs) possess distinct geometric and electronic structures and thus exhibit …

Advances in machine learning (ML) are making a large impact in many fields, including:
artificial intelligence, 1 materials science, 2, 3 and chemical engineering. 4 Generally, ML …

Heterogeneous catalysis in thermal gas-phase and electrochemical liquid-phase chemical
conversion plays an important role in our modern energy landscape. However, many of the …

Heterogeneous supported metal catalysts are critical for a wide range of chemical
conversion technologies. While the fundamental properties of extended metal surfaces are …

Owing to the special structural characteristics and maximized efficiency, atomically
dispersed catalysts (ADCs) with different atom sizes ranged from the single atom to clusters …

Among various approaches synthesizing metal nanoparticles and tiny clusters, a template
method using dendrimers has significant advantages over other chemical approaches with …

Due to inherent structural defects, common nanocatalysts always display limited catalytic
activity and selectivity, making it practically difficult for them to replace natural enzymes in a …