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 …

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 …

Controllable CO2 electrocatalytic reduction via ferroelectric switching on single atom anchored In2Se3 monolayer

L Ju, X Tan, X Mao, Y Gu, S Smith, A Du, Z Chen… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Efficient and selective CO2 electroreduction into chemical fuels promises to alleviate
environmental pollution and energy crisis, but it relies on catalysts with controllable product …

Janus WSSe monolayer: an excellent photocatalyst for overall water splitting

L Ju, M Bie, X Tang, J Shang, L Kou - ACS applied materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Stable photocatalysts with excellent optical adsorption and low reaction barrier are the key
for the water splitting. Here, we find that a two-dimensional Janus WSSe monolayer …

Controllable electrocatalytic to photocatalytic conversion in ferroelectric heterostructures

L Ju, Y Ma, X Tan, L Kou - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Photocatalytic and electrocatalytic reactions to produce value-added chemicals offer
promising solutions for addressing the energy crisis and environmental pollution …

Tunable Photocatalytic Water Splitting by the Ferroelectric Switch in a 2D AgBiP2Se6 Monolayer

L Ju, J Shang, X Tang, L Kou - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Photocatalytic water splitting is a promising technology to solve the energy crisis and
provide renewable and clean energies. Recently, although numerous 2D materials have …

Recent Progress in Thermal Conversion of CO2 via Single‐Atom Site Catalysis

Q Wang, X Zheng, J Wu, Y Wang, D Wang… - Small Structures, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
CO2 emission has been an international issue of great concern. Utilizing of CO2, especially
converting it to value‐added products, is widely investigated, among which the thermal …

Multi-heteroatom-doped carbocatalyst as peroxymonosulfate and peroxydisulfate activator for water purification: A critical review

ZY Choong, KYA Lin, G Lisak, TT Lim, WD Oh - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Catalytic activation of peroxymonosulfate (PMS) and peroxydisulfate (PDS)(or collectively
known as persulfate, PS) using carbocatalyst is increasingly gaining attention as a …

Carbon‐based metal‐free catalysts for electrochemical CO2 reduction: Activity, selectivity, and stability

I Masood ul Hasan, L Peng, J Mao, R He… - Carbon …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Zero or negative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) is the need of the times, as inexorable
rising and alarming levels of CO2 in the atmosphere lead to global warming and severe …

Recent progress and perspective of electrochemical CO2 reduction towards C2-C5 products over non-precious metal heterogeneous electrocatalysts

J Chen, T Wang, Z Li, B Yang, Q Zhang, L Lei, P Feng… - Nano Research, 2021 - Springer
Electroreduction of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ER) into value-added chemical compounds has
presented as a promising route for renewable carbon cycle, which alleviates global warming …