Recent progress of metal single-atom catalysts for energy applications

Q Yang, Y Jiang, H Zhuo, EM Mitchell, Q Yu - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Single-atom catalysts (SACs) have received tremendous attention in heterogeneous
catalysis because of their excellent catalytic performance and robust stability. Metal SACs …

Design Principles of Single‐Atom Catalysts for Oxygen Evolution Reaction: From Targeted Structures to Active Sites

F Jiang, Y Li, Y Pan - Advanced Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogen production from electrolytic water electrolysis is considered a viable method for
hydrogen production with significant social value due to its clean and pollution‐free nature …

Understanding the structure-performance relationship of active sites at atomic scale

R Li, D Wang - Nano Research, 2022 - Springer
Metal-based atomically dispersed catalysts have attracted more attention because of their
excellent catalytic performance and nearly 100% atom utilization. Therefore, it is very …

What is the Real Origin of the Activity of Fe–N–C Electrocatalysts in the O2 Reduction Reaction? Critical Roles of Coordinating Pyrrolic N and Axially Adsorbing …

X Hu, S Chen, L Chen, Y Tian, S Yao, Z Lu… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Fe–N–C electrocatalysts have emerged as promising substitutes for Pt-based catalysts for
the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). However, their real catalytic active site is still under …

Pinpointing the axial ligand effect on platinum single-atom-catalyst towards efficient alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction

T Zhang, J **, J Chen, Y Fang, X Han, J Chen… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Develo** active single-atom-catalyst (SAC) for alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction
(HER) is a promising solution to lower the green hydrogen cost. However, the correlations …

Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution by Modulating Excitonic Effects in Ni‐Intercalated Covalent Organic Frameworks

R Shen, X Li, C Qin, P Zhang… - Advanced Energy Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) as appealing platforms have received tremendous
interest in the field of photocatalytic H2 evolution owing to their well‐defined structures and …

Nickel dual-atom sites for electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction

Q Hao, H Zhong, J Wang, K Liu, J Yan, Z Ren… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Dual-atom catalysts, combining single-atom catalysts and metal alloys, are promising
electrocatalysts for CO2 reduction but are limited by sluggish CO2 reduction kinetics and ill …

Improved electronic structure from spin-state reconstruction of a heteronuclear Fe–Co diatomic pair to boost the Fenton-like reaction

Z Zhao, M Hu, T Nie, W Zhou, B Pan… - … Science & Technology, 2023 - ACS Publications
Dual-atom catalysts (DACs) are promising candidates for various catalytic reactions,
including electrocatalysis, chemical synthesis, and environmental remediation. However, the …

Mechanistic insight into the synergy between platinum single atom and cluster dual active sites boosting photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

J Zhang, Y Pan, D Feng, L Cui, S Zhao, J Hu… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In the energy transition context, the design and synthesis of high‐performance Pt‐based
photocatalysts with low Pt content and ultrahigh atom‐utilization efficiency for hydrogen …

Trends and Prospects of Bulk and Single‐Atom Catalysts for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction

S Iqbal, B Safdar, I Hussain, K Zhang… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Electrolytic hydrogen is expected to play a key role in the production of green fuels and
chemicals, while contributing to balancing consumption and supply in the future electricity …