Atomically dispersed materials: Ideal catalysts in atomic era

T Gan, D Wang - Nano Research, 2024 - Springer
Catalysts can accelerate the chemical reaction rate and effectively promote the molecules
transformation, which is of great significance in the research of chemical industry and …

[HTML][HTML] Theory-oriented screening and discovery of advanced energy transformation materials in electrocatalysis

H **g, P Zhu, X Zheng, Z Zhang, D Wang… - Advanced Powder …, 2022 - Elsevier
Various metal-based electrocatalysts from nanocrystals, to clusters and single-atoms, have
been well-discovered towards high-efficient power devices and electrocatalytic conversion …

A single-Pt-atom-on-Ru-nanoparticle electrocatalyst for CO-resilient methanol oxidation

AR Poerwoprajitno, L Gloag, J Watt, S Cheong, X Tan… - Nature Catalysis, 2022 - nature.com
Single Pt atom catalysts are key targets because a high exposure of Pt substantially
enhances electrocatalytic activity. In addition, PtRu alloy nanoparticles are the most active …

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 …

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 …

Co-catalytic metal–support interactions in single-atom electrocatalysts

L Gloag, SV Somerville, JJ Gooding… - Nature Reviews Materials, 2024 - nature.com
Single-atom catalysts (SACs) are advantageous because every active atom is exposed at
the surface, ensuring maximum utilization of catalytically active metals. To optimize the …

p–d Orbital Hybridization Induced by a Monodispersed Ga Site on a Pt3Mn Nanocatalyst Boosts Ethanol Electrooxidation

Y Wang, M Zheng, Y Li, C Ye, J Chen, J Ye… - Angewandte …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Constructing monodispersed metal sites in heterocatalysis is an efficient strategy to boost
their catalytic performance. Herein, a new strategy using monodispersed metal sites to tailor …

Electrocatalytic Hydrogenation of 5‐Hydroxymethylfurfural Promoted by a Ru1Cu Single‐Atom Alloy Catalyst

K Ji, M Xu, SM Xu, Y Wang, R Ge, X Hu… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Electrochemical reduction of biomass‐derived 5‐hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) represents an
elegant route toward sustainable value‐added chemicals production that circumvents the …

Single-atom catalysts across the periodic table

SK Kaiser, Z Chen, D Faust Akl, S Mitchell… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Isolated atoms featuring unique reactivity are at the heart of enzymatic and homogeneous
catalysts. In contrast, although the concept has long existed, single-atom heterogeneous …

Advanced electrocatalysts with single-metal-atom active sites

Y Wang, H Su, Y He, L Li, S Zhu, H Shen, P **e… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Electrocatalysts with single metal atoms as active sites have received increasing attention
owing to their high atomic utilization efficiency and exotic catalytic activity and selectivity …