Bimetallic sites for catalysis: from binuclear metal sites to bimetallic nanoclusters and nanoparticles

L Liu, A Corma - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Heterogeneous bimetallic catalysts have broad applications in industrial processes, but
achieving a fundamental understanding on the nature of the active sites in bimetallic …

Emerging low-nuclearity supported metal catalysts with atomic level precision for efficient heterogeneous catalysis

X Zheng, B Li, Q Wang, D Wang, Y Li - Nano research, 2022 - Springer
Supported atomically dispersed metal catalysts (ADMCs) have received enormous attention
due to their high atom utilization efficiency, mass activity and excellent selectivity. Single …

Boosting Bi‐Directional Redox of Sulfur with Dual Metal Single Atom Pairs in Carbon Spheres Toward High‐Rate and Long‐Cycling Lithium–Sulfur Battery

C Dong, C Zhou, M Wu, Y Yu, K Yu… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The severe shuttle effect of polysulfides and sluggish redox kinetics are the main problems
that hinder the practical applications of lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries. In this study, dual …

Engineering dual single‐atom sites on 2D ultrathin N‐doped carbon nanosheets attaining ultra‐low‐temperature zinc‐air battery

T Cui, YP Wang, T Ye, J Wu, Z Chen, J Li… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Herein, a novel dual single‐atom catalyst comprising adjacent Fe‐N4 and Mn‐N4 sites on
2D ultrathin N‐doped carbon nanosheets with porous structure (FeMn‐DSAC) was …

Superiority of dual‐atom catalysts in electrocatalysis: one step further than single‐atom catalysts

R Li, D Wang - Advanced Energy Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, dual‐atom catalysts (DACs) have attracted extensive attention, as an
extension of single‐atom catalysts (SACs). Compared with SACs, DACs have higher metal …

Multi-atom cluster catalysts for efficient electrocatalysis

L Sun, V Reddu, X Wang - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Multi-atom cluster catalysts have turned out to be novel heterogeneous catalysts with atomic
dispersion for electrochemical energy applications. Beyond a simple combination of single …

Clusters induced electron redistribution to tune oxygen reduction activity of transition metal single‐atom for metal–air batteries

H Huang, D Yu, F Hu, SC Huang, J Song… - Angewandte …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) activity can be effectively tuned by modulating the electron
configuration and optimizing the chemical bonds. Herein, a general strategy to optimize the …

Intermetallic nanocrystals for fuel-cells-based electrocatalysis

F Lin, M Li, L Zeng, M Luo, S Guo - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Electrocatalysis underpins the renewable electrochemical conversions for sustainability,
which further replies on metallic nanocrystals as vital electrocatalysts. Intermetallic …

Altering ligand fields in single-atom sites through second-shell anion modulation boosts the oxygen reduction reaction

J Qin, H Liu, P Zou, R Zhang, C Wang… - Journal of the American …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Single-atom catalysts based on metal–N4 moieties and anchored on carbon supports
(defined as M–N–C) are promising for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). Among those, M–N …

Proximity electronic effect of Ni/Co diatomic sites for synergistic promotion of electrocatalytic oxygen reduction and hydrogen evolution

M Li, H Zhu, Q Yuan, T Li, M Wang… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The modulation effect manifests an encouraging potential to enhance the performance of
single‐atom catalysts; however, the in‐depth study about this effect for the isolated diatomic …