Supports promote single-atom catalysts toward advanced electrocatalysis

H Xu, Y Zhao, Q Wang, G He, H Chen - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Single-atom catalysts (SACs) offer high reactivity and selectivity toward catalytic reaction
while maximizing the utilization of active components. Unfortunately, single-atom sites are …

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 …

Highly selective and robust single-atom catalyst Ru1/NC for reductive amination of aldehydes/ketones

H Qi, J Yang, F Liu, LL Zhang, J Yang, X Liu… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Single-atom catalysts (SACs) have emerged as a frontier in heterogeneous catalysis due to
the well-defined active site structure and the maximized metal atom utilization. Nevertheless …

Strong Metal–Support Interactions between Pt Single Atoms and TiO2

B Han, Y Guo, Y Huang, W **, J Xu… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Strong metal–support interaction (SMSI) has gained great attention in the field of
heterogeneous catalysis. However, whether single‐atom catalysts can exhibit SMSI remains …

Importance of size and contact structure of gold nanoparticles for the genesis of unique catalytic processes

T Ishida, T Murayama, A Taketoshi, M Haruta - Chemical reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
Since the discovery of catalysis by Au nanoparticles (NPs), unique catalytic features of Au
have appeared that are greatly different from those of Pd and Pt. In this Review, we aimed to …

Advanced strategies for stabilizing single-atom catalysts for energy storage and conversion

W Li, Z Guo, J Yang, Y Li, X Sun, H He, S Li… - Electrochemical Energy …, 2022 - Springer
Well-defined atomically dispersed metal catalysts (or single-atom catalysts) have been
widely studied to fundamentally understand their catalytic mechanisms, improve the catalytic …

Single atom catalysts for selective methane oxidation to oxygenates

P Kumar, TA Al-Attas, J Hu, MG Kibria - ACS nano, 2022 - ACS Publications
Direct conversion of methane (CH4) to C1–2 liquid oxygenates is a captivating approach to
lock carbons in transportable value-added chemicals, while reducing global warming …

Defective NiO as a stabilizer for Au single-atom catalysts

C Mochizuki, Y Inomata, S Yasumura, M Lin… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Single-atom catalysts show outstanding catalytic activity owing to their different electronic
and structural properties from those of nanoparticulate catalysts. For Au single-atom …

Design of Single-Atom Catalysts and Tracking Their Fate Using Operando and Advanced X-ray Spectroscopic Tools

BB Sarma, F Maurer, DE Doronkin… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The potential of operando X-ray techniques for following the structure, fate, and active site of
single-atom catalysts (SACs) is highlighted with emphasis on a synergetic approach of both …

Advances in single-atom catalysts: Design, synthesis and environmental applications

J Li, Z Yang, Y Li, G Zhang - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Over the past few years, single-atom catalysts (SACs) on the horizon have driven rapid and
extensive scientific advances in heterogeneous catalysis. Nevertheless, large-scale …