The progress and outlook of metal single-atom-site catalysis

X Liang, N Fu, S Yao, Z Li, Y Li - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Single-atom-site catalysts (SASCs) featuring maximized atom utilization and isolated active
sites have progressed tremendously in recent years as a highly prosperous branch of …

Designing sites in heterogeneous catalysis: are we reaching selectivities competitive with those of homogeneous catalysts?

F Zaera - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
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 …

Phase-dependent growth of Pt on MoS2 for highly efficient H2 evolution

Z Shi, X Zhang, X Lin, G Liu, C Ling, S **, B Chen, Y Ge… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Crystal phase is a key factor determining the properties, and hence functions, of two-
dimensional transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs),. The TMD materials, explored for …

Atomically dispersed Ni activates adjacent Ce sites for enhanced electrocatalytic oxygen evolution activity

Z Pei, H Zhang, ZP Wu, XF Lu, D Luan, XW Lou - Science Advances, 2023 - science.org
Manipulating the intrinsic activity of heterogeneous catalysts at the atomic level is an
effective strategy to improve the electrocatalytic performances but remains challenging …

Isolated electron trap‐induced charge accumulation for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen production

W Huang, C Su, C Zhu, T Bo, S Zuo, W Zhou… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The solar‐driven evolution of hydrogen from water using particulate photocatalysts is
considered one of the most economical and promising protocols for achieving a stable …

General synthesis of a diatomic catalyst library via a macrocyclic precursor-mediated approach

YX Zhang, S Zhang, H Huang, X Liu, B Li… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Heterogeneous catalysts containing diatomic sites are often hypothesized to have distinctive
reactivity due to synergistic effects, but there are limited approaches that enable the …

Electronic metal–support interaction modulates single-atom platinum catalysis for hydrogen evolution reaction

Y Shi, ZR Ma, YY **ao, YC Yin, WM Huang… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Tuning metal–support interaction has been considered as an effective approach to modulate
the electronic structure and catalytic activity of supported metal catalysts. At the atomic level …

High entropy alloy nanoparticles as efficient catalysts for alkaline overall seawater splitting and Zn-air batteries

Q Zhang, K Lian, Q Liu, G Qi, S Zhang, J Luo… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2023 - Elsevier
High entropy alloys (HEAs) are those metallic materials that consist of five or more elements.
Compared with conventional alloys, they have much more catalytic active sites due to …

High‐entropy intermetallic PtRhBiSnSb nanoplates for highly efficient alcohol oxidation electrocatalysis

W Chen, S Luo, M Sun, X Wu, Y Zhou, Y Liao… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The control of multimetallic ensembles at the atomic‐level is challenging, especially for high‐
entropy alloys (HEAs) possessing five or more elements. Herein, the one‐pot synthesis of …

High-entropy materials for catalysis: A new frontier

Y Sun, S Dai - Science Advances, 2021 - science.org
Entropy plays a pivotal role in catalysis, and extensive research efforts have been directed to
understanding the enthalpy-entropy relationship that defines the reaction pathways of …