Metal catalysts for heterogeneous catalysis: from single atoms to nanoclusters and nanoparticles

L Liu, A Corma - Chemical reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
Metal species with different size (single atoms, nanoclusters, and nanoparticles) show
different catalytic behavior for various heterogeneous catalytic reactions. It has been shown …

Unifying views on catalyst deactivation

AJ Martín, S Mitchell, C Mondelli, S Jaydev… - Nature Catalysis, 2022 - nature.com
Berzelius stated that catalysts remain unaltered in their reaction environment. However,
catalyst deactivation always becomes noticeable at certain timescales, frequently hindering …

Recent advances in electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction

M Shao, Q Chang, JP Dodelet, R Chenitz - Chemical reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
The recent advances in electrocatalysis for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) for proton
exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are thoroughly reviewed. This comprehensive …

Noble metal-free hydrogen evolution catalysts for water splitting

X Zou, Y Zhang - Chemical Society Reviews, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Sustainable hydrogen production is an essential prerequisite of a future hydrogen economy.
Water electrolysis driven by renewable resource-derived electricity and direct solar-to …

Design of electrocatalysts for oxygen-and hydrogen-involving energy conversion reactions

Y Jiao, Y Zheng, M Jaroniec, SZ Qiao - Chemical Society Reviews, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
A fundamental change has been achieved in understanding surface electrochemistry due to
the profound knowledge of the nature of electrocatalytic processes accumulated over the …

Single cobalt atoms with precise N‐coordination as superior oxygen reduction reaction catalysts

P Yin, T Yao, Y Wu, L Zheng, Y Lin, W Liu… - Angewandte …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
A new strategy for achieving stable Co single atoms (SAs) on nitrogen‐doped porous
carbon with high metal loading over 4 wt% is reported. The strategy is based on a pyrolysis …

In Situ/Operando Electrocatalyst Characterization by X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy

J Timoshenko, B Roldan Cuenya - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
During the last decades, X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) has become an
indispensable method for probing the structure and composition of heterogeneous catalysts …

Isolated single iron atoms anchored on N‐doped porous carbon as an efficient electrocatalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction

Y Chen, S Ji, Y Wang, J Dong, W Chen… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The development of low‐cost, efficient, and stable electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction
reaction (ORR) is desirable but remains a great challenge. Herein, we made a highly …

Recent advances in electrocatalysts for proton exchange membrane fuel cells and alkaline membrane fuel cells

F **ao, YC Wang, ZP Wu, G Chen, F Yang… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The rapid progress of proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) and alkaline
exchange membrane fuel cells (AMFCs) has boosted the hydrogen economy concept via …

Recent advances in metal sulfides: from controlled fabrication to electrocatalytic, photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical water splitting and beyond

S Chandrasekaran, L Yao, L Deng, C Bowen… - Chemical Society …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
In recent years, nanocrystals of metal sulfide materials have attracted scientific research
interest for renewable energy applications due to the abundant choice of materials with …