Single-atom (iron-based) catalysts: synthesis and applications

B Singh, MB Gawande, AD Kute, RS Varma… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Supported single-metal atom catalysts (SACs) are constituted of isolated active metal
centers, which are heterogenized on inert supports such as graphene, porous carbon, and …

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 …

Dispersed surface Ru ensembles on MgO (111) for catalytic ammonia decomposition

H Fang, S Wu, T Ayvali, J Zheng, J Fellowes… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Ammonia is regarded as an energy vector for hydrogen storage, transport and utilization,
which links to usage of renewable energies. However, efficient catalysts for ammonia …

Single‐atom Fe catalysts for Fenton‐like reactions: roles of different N species

Y **ong, H Li, C Liu, L Zheng, C Liu… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Recognizing and controlling the structure–activity relationships of single‐atom catalysts
(SACs) is vital for manipulating their catalytic properties for various practical applications …

Interlayer charge transfer regulates single-atom catalytic activity on electride/graphene 2D heterojunctions

W Li, C Liu, C Gu, JH Choi, S Wang… - Journal of the American …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Single-atom catalysts with structure and activity tunability have attracted significant attention
for energy and environmental applications. Herein we present a first-principles study of …

Compressive strain modulation of single iron sites on helical carbon support boosts electrocatalytic oxygen reduction

J Yang, Z Wang, CX Huang, Y Zhang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Designing and modulating the local structure of metal sites is the key to gain the unique
selectivity and high activity of single metal site catalysts. Herein, we report strain engineering …

Synthesis strategies, catalytic applications, and performance regulation of single‐atom catalysts

J **, HS Jung, Y Xu, F **ao, JW Bae… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The recent dramatic increase in research on isolated metal atoms has received extensive
scientific interest in the new frontier of single‐atom catalysis. As newly advanced materials in …

Boosting activity and stability of metal single-atom catalysts via regulation of coordination number and local composition

L Wang, C Zhu, M Xu, C Zhao, J Gu, L Cao… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Controlling the chemical environments of the active metal atom including both coordination
number (CN) and local composition (LC) is vital to achieve active and stable single-atom …

Insights into the Mechanism of Methanol Steam Reforming Tandem Reaction over CeO2 Supported Single-Site Catalysts

L Chen, Z Qi, X Peng, JL Chen, CW Pao… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
We demonstrated how the special synergy between a noble metal single site and
neighboring oxygen vacancies provides an “ensemble reaction pool” for high hydrogen …

Many-body methods for surface chemistry come of age: Achieving consensus with experiments

BX Shi, A Zen, V Kapil, PR Nagy… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The adsorption energy of a molecule onto the surface of a material underpins a wide array of
applications, spanning heterogeneous catalysis, gas storage, and many more. It is the key …