The progress and outlook of metal single-atom-site catalysis

X Liang, N Fu, S Yao, Z Li, Y Li - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Single-atom-site catalysts (SASCs) featuring maximized atom utilization and isolated active
sites have progressed tremendously in recent years as a highly prosperous branch of …

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 …

Urea Electrosynthesis from Nitrate and CO2 on Diatomic Alloys

K Chen, D Ma, Y Zhang, F Wang, X Yang… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Urea electrosynthesis from co–electrolysis of NO3− and CO2 (UENC) offers a promising
technology for achieving sustainable and efficient urea production. Herein, a diatomic alloy …

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 …

Catalysis of alloys: classification, principles, and design for a variety of materials and reactions

Y Nakaya, S Furukawa - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
Alloying has long been used as a promising methodology to improve the catalytic
performance of metallic materials. In recent years, the field of alloy catalysis has made …

Electrocatalysis in alkaline media and alkaline membrane-based energy technologies

Y Yang, CR Peltier, R Zeng, R Schimmenti, Q Li… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Hydrogen energy-based electrochemical energy conversion technologies offer the promise
of enabling a transition of the global energy landscape from fossil fuels to renewable energy …

A single-Pt-atom-on-Ru-nanoparticle electrocatalyst for CO-resilient methanol oxidation

AR Poerwoprajitno, L Gloag, J Watt, S Cheong, X Tan… - Nature Catalysis, 2022 - nature.com
Single Pt atom catalysts are key targets because a high exposure of Pt substantially
enhances electrocatalytic activity. In addition, PtRu alloy nanoparticles are the most active …

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 …

Regulating the Spin State of FeIII Enhances the Magnetic Effect of the Molecular Catalysis Mechanism

Z Sun, L Lin, J He, D Ding, T Wang, J Li… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Aqueous-phase oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is the bottleneck of water splitting. The
formation of the O–O bond involves the generation of paramagnetic oxygen molecules from …

Electrocatalytic Hydrogenation of 5‐Hydroxymethylfurfural Promoted by a Ru1Cu Single‐Atom Alloy Catalyst

K Ji, M Xu, SM Xu, Y Wang, R Ge, X Hu… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Electrochemical reduction of biomass‐derived 5‐hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) represents an
elegant route toward sustainable value‐added chemicals production that circumvents the …