Bimetallic sites for catalysis: from binuclear metal sites to bimetallic nanoclusters and nanoparticles

L Liu, A Corma - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Heterogeneous bimetallic catalysts have broad applications in industrial processes, but
achieving a fundamental understanding on the nature of the active sites in bimetallic …

MOF-enabled confinement and related effects for chemical catalyst presentation and utilization

J Liu, TA Goetjen, Q Wang, JG Knapp… - Chemical Society …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
A defining characteristic of nearly all catalytically functional MOFs is uniform, molecular-
scale porosity. MOF pores, linkers and nodes that define them, help regulate reactant and …

Atomically precise electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction

L Yan, P Li, Q Zhu, A Kumar, K Sun, S Tian, X Sun - Chem, 2023 - cell.com
Challenges in develo** fuel cells provide strong stimulation to develop efficient
electrocatalysts for the sluggish cathodic oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). Among various …

A MOF-supported Pd1–Au1 dimer catalyses the semihydrogenation reaction of acetylene in ethylene with a nearly barrierless activation energy

J Ballesteros-Soberanas, N Martín, M Bacic… - Nature Catalysis, 2024 - nature.com
The removal of acetylene from ethylene streams is key in industry for manufacturing
polyethylene. Here we show that a well-defined Pd1–Au1 dimer, anchored to the walls of a …

Isolating single and few atoms for enhanced catalysis

Y Chen, J Lin, B Jia, X Wang, S Jiang… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Atomically dispersed metal catalysts have triggered great interest in the field of catalysis
owing to their unique features. Isolated single or few metal atoms can be anchored on …

Metal–organic framework-based catalysts with single metal sites

YS Wei, M Zhang, R Zou, Q Xu - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are a class of distinctive porous crystalline materials
constructed by metal ions/clusters and organic linkers. Owing to their structural diversity …

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 …

Carbon capture and conversion using metal–organic frameworks and MOF-based materials

M Ding, RW Flaig, HL Jiang, OM Yaghi - Chemical Society Reviews, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Rapidly increasing atmospheric CO2 concentrations threaten human society, the natural
environment, and the synergy between the two. In order to ameliorate the CO2 problem …

Catalysis by metal organic frameworks: perspective and suggestions for future research

D Yang, BC Gates - Acs Catalysis, 2019 - ACS Publications
Metal organic frameworks (MOFs) have drawn wide attention as potential catalysts, offering
high densities of catalytic sites in high-area porous solids, some with stabilities at high …

Confining isolated atoms and clusters in crystalline porous materials for catalysis

L Liu, A Corma - Nature Reviews Materials, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract Structure–reactivity relationships for nanoparticle-based catalysts have been
greatly influenced by the study of catalytic materials with either supported isolated metal …