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 …

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 …

Exploring the Ni 3d Orbital Unpaired Electrons Induced Polarization Loss Based on Ni Single‐Atoms Model Absorber

H Liang, G Chen, D Liu, Z Li, S Hui… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Single‐atoms (SAs) strategies have been proved to be effective in modulating
electromagnetic wave (EMW) absorption, however, the establishment of a definitive …

Functional CeOx nanoglues for robust atomically dispersed catalysts

X Li, XI Pereira-Hernández, Y Chen, J Xu, J Zhao… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Single-atom catalysts make exceptionally efficient use of expensive noble metals and can
bring out unique properties,–. However, applications are usually compromised by limited …

High quantum efficiency of hydrogen production from methanol aqueous solution with PtCu–TiO2 photocatalysts

H Wang, H Qi, X Sun, S Jia, X Li, TJ Miao, L **ong… - Nature Materials, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Methanol with 12.5 wt% H2 content is widely considered a liquid hydrogen medium.
Taking into account water with 11.1 wt% H2 content, H2 synthesis from the mixture of water …

Insight on Reaction Pathways of Photocatalytic CO2 Conversion

Y Wang, E Chen, J Tang - ACS catalysis, 2022 - ACS Publications
Photocatalytic CO2 conversion to value-added chemicals is a promising solution to mitigate
the current energy and environmental issues but is a challenging process. The main …

In Situ Kinetic Observations on Crystal Nucleation and Growth

J Li, FL Deepak - Chemical reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
Nucleation and growth are critical steps in crystallization, which plays an important role in
determining crystal structure, size, morphology, and purity. Therefore, understanding the …

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 …

The concept of active site in heterogeneous catalysis

C Vogt, BM Weckhuysen - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2022 - nature.com
Catalysis is at the core of chemistry and has been essential to make all the goods
surrounding us, including fuels, coatings, plastics and other functional materials. In the near …

Combined anodic and cathodic hydrogen production from aldehyde oxidation and hydrogen evolution reaction

T Wang, L Tao, X Zhu, C Chen, W Chen, S Du… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Hydrogen production through water electrolysis is of considerable interest for converting the
intermittent electricity generated by renewable energy sources into storable chemical …