Noble-metal single-atoms in thermocatalysis, electrocatalysis, and photocatalysis

F Zhang, Y Zhu, Q Lin, L Zhang, X Zhang… - Energy & Environmental …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Noble metals have received widespread applications in the field of catalysis due to their
unique intrinsic properties and irreplaceable catalytic activities. However, in consideration of …

Single‐atom catalysis in organic synthesis

VB Saptal, V Ruta, MA Bajada… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Single‐atom catalysts hold the potential to significantly impact the chemical sector, pushing
the boundaries of catalysis in new, uncharted directions. These materials, featuring isolated …

A site distance effect induced by reactant molecule matchup in single‐atom catalysts for Fenton‐like reactions

B Wang, C Cheng, M **, J He, H Zhang… - Angewandte …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the site interaction nature of single‐atom catalysts (SACs), especially
densely populated SACs, is vital for their application to various catalytic reactions. Herein …

Thermal atomization of platinum nanoparticles into single atoms: An effective strategy for engineering high-performance nanozymes

Y Chen, P Wang, H Hao, J Hong, H Li, S Ji… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Although great progress has been made in artificial enzyme engineering, their catalytic
performance is far from satisfactory as alternatives of natural enzymes. Here, we report a …

Activation of peroxymonosulfate by single-atom Fe-g-C3N4 catalysts for high efficiency degradation of tetracycline via nonradical pathways: Role of high-valent iron …

X Peng, J Wu, Z Zhao, X Wang, H Dai, L Xu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
A Fenton-like catalyst was prepared based on isolated Fe single-atom and Fe clusters
anchored onto a gC 3 N 4 framework. It exhibited high activity and stability in the …

Generation of oxide surface patches promoting H-spillover in Ru/(TiOx)MnO catalysts enables CO2 reduction to CO

H Kang, L Zhu, S Li, S Yu, Y Niu, B Zhang, W Chu… - Nature Catalysis, 2023 - nature.com
The migration of reducible metal oxides (for example, TiO2) to the surface of metal
nanoparticles can inhibit sintering but has a strong negative impact on the catalytic activity …

Highly-efficient RuNi single-atom alloy catalysts toward chemoselective hydrogenation of nitroarenes

W Liu, H Feng, Y Yang, Y Niu, L Wang, P Yin… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The design and exploitation of high-performance catalysts have gained considerable
attention in selective hydrogenation reactions, but remain a huge challenge. Herein, we …

Single‐atom catalysts: a sustainable pathway for the advanced catalytic applications

B Singh, V Sharma, RP Gaikwad, P Fornasiero… - Small, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
A heterogeneous catalyst is a backbone of modern sustainable green industries; and
understanding the relationship between its structure and properties is the key for its …

Single-atom catalysts: advances and challenges in metal-support interactions for enhanced electrocatalysis

Y Mu, T Wang, J Zhang, C Meng, Y Zhang… - Electrochemical Energy …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Single-atom catalysts (SACs), which contain a single metal atom supported on a
well-confined substrate, are among the most promising heterogeneous catalysts owing to …

Atomically dispersed Cu catalyst for efficient chemoselective hydrogenation reaction

H Liu, X Li, Z Ma, M Sun, M Li, Z Zhang, L Zhang… - Nano Letters, 2021 - ACS Publications
The Cu-based nanocatalysts have shown a high selectivity toward selective hydrogenation
reaction, but the underlying catalytic mechanism is still murky. Herein, we report a new gram …