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 …

Single-atom catalysts for photocatalytic energy conversion

ZH Xue, D Luan, H Zhang, XWD Lou - Joule, 2022 - cell.com
Artificial photocatalytic energy conversion represents a highly intriguing strategy for solving
the energy crisis and environmental problems by directly harvesting solar energy. The …

Fe/Cu diatomic catalysts for electrochemical nitrate reduction to ammonia

S Zhang, J Wu, M Zheng, X **, Z Shen, Z Li… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Electrochemical conversion of nitrate to ammonia offers an efficient approach to reducing
nitrate pollutants and a potential technology for low-temperature and low-pressure ammonia …

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 …

Atomic distance engineering in metal catalysts to regulate catalytic performance

R Li, J Zhao, B Liu, D Wang - Advanced Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
It is very important to understand the structure–performance relationship of metal catalysts
by adjusting the microstructure of catalysts at the atomic scale. The atomic distance has an …

Engineering Water Molecules Activation Center on Multisite Electrocatalysts for Enhanced CO2 Methanation

S Chen, Z Zhang, W Jiang, S Zhang, J Zhu… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The renewable energy-powered electrolytic reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) to methane
(CH4) using water as a reaction medium is one of the most promising paths to store …

Maximizing noble metal utilization in solid catalysts by control of nanoparticle location

K Cheng, LCJ Smulders, LI van der Wal, J Oenema… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Maximizing the utilization of noble metals is crucial for applications such as catalysis. We
found that the minimum loading of platinum for optimal performance in the hydroconversion …

Designing single-site alloy catalysts using a degree-of-isolation descriptor

X Chang, ZJ Zhao, Z Lu, S Chen, R Luo, S Zha… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Geometrically isolated metal atoms in alloy catalysts can target efficient and selective
catalysis. However, the geometric and electronic disturbance between the active atom and …

Recent advances of single‐atom‐alloy for energy electrocatalysis

T Shen, S Wang, T Zhao, Y Hu… - Advanced Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Single‐atom‐alloys (SAAs), as an emerging kind of materials, combine the
advantages of alloy and single‐atom catalysts. The full atomic utilization of active sites and …

Peripheral-nitrogen effects on the Ru1 centre for highly efficient propane dehydrogenation

Y Zhou, F Wei, H Qi, Y Chai, L Cao, J Lin, Q Wan… - Nature Catalysis, 2022 - nature.com
Single-atom catalysts with uniform metal active sites show potential for selectivity control.
However, their application to high-temperature propane dehydrogenation remains …