Single-atom catalysts across the periodic table

SK Kaiser, Z Chen, D Faust Akl, S Mitchell… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Isolated atoms featuring unique reactivity are at the heart of enzymatic and homogeneous
catalysts. In contrast, although the concept has long existed, single-atom heterogeneous …

Single-atom catalysts based on the metal–oxide interaction

R Lang, X Du, Y Huang, X Jiang, Q Zhang… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Metal atoms dispersed on the oxide supports constitute a large category of single-atom
catalysts. In this review, oxide supported single-atom catalysts are discussed about their …

Modulating electronic structures of iron clusters through orbital rehybridization by adjacent single copper sites for efficient oxygen reduction

C Qi, H Yang, Z Sun, H Wang, N Xu… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The atom‐cluster interaction has recently been exploited as an effective way to increase the
performance of metal‐nitrogen‐carbon catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) …

Carbon‐based electrocatalysts for efficient hydrogen peroxide production

Y Bu, Y Wang, GF Han, Y Zhao, X Ge, F Li… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is an environment‐friendly and efficient oxidant with a
wide range of applications in different industries. Recently, the production of hydrogen …

Theoretical understandings of graphene-based metal single-atom catalysts: stability and catalytic performance

HY Zhuo, X Zhang, JX Liang, Q Yu, H **ao… - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Research on heterogeneous single-atom catalysts (SACs) has become an emerging frontier
in catalysis science because of their advantages in high utilization of noble metals, precisely …

Chemical synthesis of single atomic site catalysts

S Ji, Y Chen, X Wang, Z Zhang, D Wang, Y Li - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Manipulating metal atoms in a controllable way for the synthesis of materials with the
desired structure and properties is the holy grail of chemical synthesis. The recent …

Solvent-free selective hydrogenation of nitroaromatics to azoxy compounds over Co single atoms decorated on Nb2O5 nanomeshes

Z Li, X Lu, C Guo, S Ji, H Liu, C Guo, X Lu… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The solvent-free selective hydrogenation of nitroaromatics to azoxy compounds is highly
important, yet challenging. Herein, we report an efficient strategy to construct individually …

Atomic site electrocatalysts for water splitting, oxygen reduction and selective oxidation

D Zhao, Z Zhuang, X Cao, C Zhang, Q Peng… - Chemical Society …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Electrocatalysis plays a central role in clean energy conversion, enabling a number of
processes for future sustainable technologies. Atomic site electrocatalysts (ASCs), including …

Well-defined materials for heterogeneous catalysis: from nanoparticles to isolated single-atom sites

Z Li, S Ji, Y Liu, X Cao, S Tian, Y Chen, Z Niu… - Chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The use of well-defined materials in heterogeneous catalysis will open up numerous new
opportunities for the development of advanced catalysts to address the global challenges in …

Atomically dispersed iridium catalysts on silicon photoanode for efficient photoelectrochemical water splitting

SE Jun, YH Kim, J Kim, WS Cheon, S Choi… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Stabilizing atomically dispersed single atoms (SAs) on silicon photoanodes for
photoelectrochemical-oxygen evolution reaction is still challenging due to the scarcity of …