Design of the synergistic rectifying interfaces in Mott–Schottky catalysts

D Xu, SN Zhang, JS Chen, XH Li - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
The functions of interfacial synergy in heterojunction catalysts are diverse and powerful,
providing a route to solve many difficulties in energy conversion and organic synthesis …

Strong metal–support interaction in heterogeneous catalysts

Z Luo, G Zhao, H Pan, W Sun - Advanced Energy Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Strong metal–support interaction (SMSI) in supported metal catalysts, typically accompanied
by the formation of encapsulation layers over metal nanoparticles, has drawn intense …

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 …

Engineering heterogeneous catalysis with strong metal–support interactions: characterization, theory and manipulation

T Pu, W Zhang, M Zhu - Angewandte Chemie International …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Strong metal–support interactions (SMSI) represent a classic yet fast‐growing area in
catalysis research. The SMSI phenomenon results in the encapsulation and stabilization of …

Restructuring of titanium oxide overlayers over nickel nanoparticles during catalysis

M Monai, K Jenkinson, AEM Melcherts, JN Louwen… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Reducible supports can affect the performance of metal catalysts by the formation of
suboxide overlayers upon reduction, a process referred to as the strong metal–support …

Generation of oxide surface patches promoting H-spillover in Ru/(TiOx)MnO catalysts enables CO2 reduction to CO

H Kang, L Zhu, S Li, S Yu, Y Niu, B Zhang, W Chu… - Nature Catalysis, 2023 - nature.com
The migration of reducible metal oxides (for example, TiO2) to the surface of metal
nanoparticles can inhibit sintering but has a strong negative impact on the catalytic activity …

Renaissance of strong metal–support interactions

M Xu, M Peng, H Tang, W Zhou, B Qiao… - Journal of the American …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Strong metal–support interactions (SMSIs) have emerged as a significant and cutting-edge
area of research in heterogeneous catalysis. They play crucial roles in modifying the …

Overlooked role of void-nanoconfined effect in emerging pollutant degradation: Modulating the electronic structure of active sites to accelerate catalytic oxidation

M Tang, J Wan, Y Wang, G Ye, Z Yan, Y Ma, J Sun - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
The efficient removal of emerging pollutant from water is the ultimate frontiers of advanced
oxidation processes (AOPs), yet it is challenging to obtain higher catalytic activity and …

Dynamic interplay between metal nanoparticles and oxide support under redox conditions

H Frey, A Beck, X Huang, JA van Bokhoven… - Science, 2022 - science.org
The dynamic interactions between noble metal particles and reducible metal-oxide supports
can depend on redox reactions with ambient gases. Transmission electron microscopy …

Bifunctional hydroformylation on heterogeneous Rh-WOx pair site catalysts

I Ro, J Qi, S Lee, M Xu, X Yan, Z **e, G Zakem… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Metal-catalysed reactions are often hypothesized to proceed on bifunctional active sites,
whereby colocalized reactive species facilitate distinct elementary steps in a catalytic …