A critical review of different prominent nanotechnologies adapted to catalysis is provided,
with focus on how they contribute to the improvement of selectivity in heterogeneous …

As a new and popular material, single‐atom catalysts (SACs) exhibit excellent activity,
selectivity, and stability for numerous important reactions, and show great potential in …

H2 dissociation plays crucial roles in catalytic hydrogenation reactions and hydrogen
storage. Metal-nanoparticle-based heterogeneous catalysts often dissociate H2 via a …

Single-atom alloys (SAAs) play an increasingly significant role in the field of single-site
catalysis and are typically composed of catalytically active elements atomically dispersed in …

In recent years, the emergence of novel 2D monoelemental materials (Xenes), eg,
graphdiyne, borophene, phosphorene, antimonene, bismuthene, and stanene, has …

Atomically dispersed metal catalysts (ADCs), as an emerging class of heterogeneous
catalysts, have been widely investigated during the past two decades. The atomic dispersion …

The hydrogen spillover effect (HSPE) plays an important role in heterogeneous catalysis
and hydrogen storage as an interfacial phenomenon, which facilitates the improvement of …

Monometallic catalysts, in particular those containing noble metals, are frequently used in
heterogeneous catalysis, but they are expensive, rare and the ability to tailor their structures …

The atomic layer deposition (ALD) technique allows the synthesis of materials at the atomic
scale to be controlled. ALD has been adapted to design and prepare single-atom catalysts …

Single-atom catalysis has arguably become the most active new frontier in heterogeneous
catalysis. Aided by recent advances in practical synthetic methodologies, characterization …