The emergence of nanomaterials (NMs) has made everyone more aware of the close
relationship between the size and performance of materials. Especially, the catalytic …

Transformation of biomass and CO 2 into renewable value-added chemicals and fuels has
been identified as a promising strategy to fulfill high energy demands, lower greenhouse …

Different from isolated metal atoms and large metal nanoparticles (NPs), supported metal
clusters (SMCs) possess distinct geometric and electronic structures and thus exhibit …

Reducibility is an essential characteristic of oxide catalysts in oxidation reactions following
the Mars–van Krevelen mechanism. A typical descriptor of the reducibility of an oxide is the …

The activation of O2 on metal surfaces is a critical process for heterogeneous catalysis and
materials oxidation. Fundamental studies of well-defined metal surfaces using a variety of …

Develo** sustainable and clean electrochemical energy conversion technologies is a
crucial step in addressing the challenges of energy shortage and environmental pollution …

The lack of stability is a challenge for most heterogeneous catalysts. During operations, the
agglomeration of particles may block the active sites of the catalyst, which is believed to …

Abstract Ultrasmall (< 2 nm) ligand-protected metal nanoclusters (NCs) have been an
emerging class of functional materials with rich coordination chemistry, finding increasing …

Gold-based materials hold promise in electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 to fuels. However,
the polydispersity of conventional gold nanostructures limits mechanistic studies. Here, we …

The CO oxidation behaviors on single Au atom embedded in two-dimensional h-BN
monolayer are investigated on the basis of first-principles calculations, quantum Born …