Surface modification of 2D photocatalysts for solar energy conversion

C Feng, ZP Wu, KW Huang, J Ye… - Advanced Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract 2D materials show many particular properties, such as high surface‐to‐volume
ratio, high anisotropic degree, and adjustable chemical functionality. These unique …

Single-atom catalysts across the periodic table

SK Kaiser, Z Chen, D Faust Akl, S Mitchell… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Isolated atoms featuring unique reactivity are at the heart of enzymatic and homogeneous
catalysts. In contrast, although the concept has long existed, single-atom heterogeneous …

Molecular tuning for electrochemical CO2 reduction

J Zhang, J Ding, Y Liu, C Su, H Yang, Y Huang, B Liu - Joule, 2023 - cell.com
Electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO 2 RR) offers unprecedented
opportunities to alleviate the greenhouse effect and produce valuable chemicals/fuels …

Single-atom engineering to ignite 2D transition metal dichalcogenide based catalysis: Fundamentals, progress, and beyond

X Wang, Y Zhang, J Wu, Z Zhang, Q Liao… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Single-atom catalysis has been recognized as a pivotal milestone in the development
history of heterogeneous catalysis by virtue of its superior catalytic performance, ultrahigh …

Single‐atom catalysis in organic synthesis

VB Saptal, V Ruta, MA Bajada… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Single‐atom catalysts hold the potential to significantly impact the chemical sector, pushing
the boundaries of catalysis in new, uncharted directions. These materials, featuring isolated …

Recent advances on transition metal dichalcogenides for electrochemical energy conversion

X Wu, H Zhang, J Zhang, XW Lou - Advanced Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) hold great promise for electrochemical energy
conversion technologies in view of their unique structural features associated with the …

A single‐atom cobalt catalyst for the fluorination of acyl chlorides at parts‐per‐million catalyst loading

WH Li, BC Ye, J Yang, Y Wang, CJ Yang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Improving the stability of sensitive catalytic systems is an emerging research topic in the
catalysis field. However, the current design of heterogeneous catalysts mainly improves their …

Single atom is not alone: Metal–support interactions in single-atom catalysis

K Qi, M Chhowalla, D Voiry - Materials Today, 2020 - Elsevier
Single-atom catalysts (SACs) have recently attracted interest in the fields of heterogeneous
catalysis and electrocatalysis due to the enhancement in intrinsic activity and selectivity …

Creating high regioselectivity by electronic metal–support interaction of a single-atomic-site catalyst

WH Li, J Yang, H **g, J Zhang, Y Wang… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Ligands are the most commonly used means to control the regioselectivity of organic
reactions. It is very important to develop new regioselective control methods for organic …

Striding the threshold of an atom era of organic synthesis by single-atom catalysis

WH Li, J Yang, D Wang, Y Li - Chem, 2022 - cell.com
In the history of synthesis, people applied heat, electricity, and other means to expand the
synthesis field, thus promoting the construction of the magnificent material world. However …