The reformation of catalyst: From a trial-and-error synthesis to rational design

L Wang, J Wu, S Wang, H Liu, Y Wang, D Wang - Nano Research, 2024 - Springer
The appropriate catalysts can accelerate the reaction rate and effectively boost the efficient
conversion of various molecules, which is of great importance in the study of chemistry …

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 …

Functional CeOx nanoglues for robust atomically dispersed catalysts

X Li, XI Pereira-Hernández, Y Chen, J Xu, J Zhao… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Single-atom catalysts make exceptionally efficient use of expensive noble metals and can
bring out unique properties,–. However, applications are usually compromised by limited …

Ensemble effect for single-atom, small cluster and nanoparticle catalysts

Y Guo, M Wang, Q Zhu, D **ao, D Ma - Nature Catalysis, 2022 - nature.com
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 …

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 …

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 …

Scalable two-step annealing method for preparing ultra-high-density single-atom catalyst libraries

X Hai, S **, S Mitchell, K Harrath, H Xu, DF Akl… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The stabilization of transition metals as isolated centres with high areal density on suitably
tailored carriers is crucial for maximizing the industrial potential of single-atom …

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 …

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 …

Single-atom catalysts based on the metal–oxide interaction

R Lang, X Du, Y Huang, X Jiang, Q Zhang… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Metal atoms dispersed on the oxide supports constitute a large category of single-atom
catalysts. In this review, oxide supported single-atom catalysts are discussed about their …