Single-atom site catalysts for environmental catalysis

N Zhang, C Ye, H Yan, L Li, H He, D Wang, Y Li - Nano Research, 2020 - Springer
In recent decades, the environmental protection and long-term sustainability have become
the focus of attention due to the increasing pollution generated by the intense …

Green synthesis of nanoparticles and their energy storage, environmental, and biomedical applications

HM Abuzeid, CM Julien, L Zhu, AM Hashem - Crystals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Green synthesis offers a superior alternative to traditional methods for producing metal and
metal oxide nanoparticles. This approach is not only benign and safe but also cost-effective …

Silver Single‐Atom Catalyst for Efficient Electrochemical CO2 Reduction Synthesized from Thermal Transformation and Surface Reconstruction

N Zhang, X Zhang, L Tao, P Jiang, C Ye… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We report an Ag1 single‐atom catalyst (Ag1/MnO2), which was synthesized from thermal
transformation of Ag nanoparticles (NPs) and surface reconstruction of MnO2. The evolution …

MnO2 nanoarray with oxygen vacancies: An efficient catalyst for NO electroreduction to NH3 at ambient conditions

Z Li, Z Ma, J Liang, Y Ren, T Li, S Xu, Q Liu, N Li… - Materials Today …, 2022 - Elsevier
Electrochemical NO reduction into NH 3 addresses the need for harmful NO abatement and
offers an attractive alternative to the industrial Haber–Bosch process, but it requires the …

Structural, optical and magnetic properties of α-and β-MnO2 nanorods

D Gangwar, C Rath - Applied Surface Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Herein, we synthesise various polymorphs of MnO 2 through hydrothermal technique.
Formation of pure tetragonal structured α-, β-and mixture of α and β phase of MnO 2 are …

Single atomic site catalysts: synthesis, characterization, and applications

C Ye, N Zhang, D Wang, Y Li - Chemical Communications, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Single atomic site catalysts (SASCs) have attracted great attention in heterogenous catalysis
due to their maximized atomic utilization and unique electronic structure. This feature article …

Atomic dispersion of bulk/nano metals to atomic-sites catalysts and their application in thermal catalysis

L Li, N Zhang - Nano Research, 2023 - Springer
Supported metal-group materials are commonly utilized as state-of-the-art catalysts in
industry. Atomic-sites catalysts (ASCs) have attracted increasing attention in catalysis owing …

Co 2+ induced phase transformation from δ-to α-MnO 2 and their hierarchical α-MnO 2@ δ-MnO 2 nanostructures for efficient asymmetric supercapacitors

Y Guo, L Li, L Song, M Wu, Y Gao, J Chen… - Journal of Materials …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
MnO2 possesses multiple crystal phases and various geometrical morphologies, so there
remains a big challenge to simultaneously control the crystal phases and geometrical …

Al3+/Ag1+ induced phase transformation of MnO2 nanoparticles from α to β and their enhanced electrical and photocatalytic properties

MU Khalid, MF Warsi, I Shakir, MFA Aboud… - Ceramics …, 2020 - Elsevier
MnO 2 is found in different crystal phases and morphologies depending upon the linkage of
basic octahedral units [MnO 6]. Here in this article, the MnO 2 nanoparticles with pure α …

Activity enhancement of Pt/MnO x catalyst by novel β-MnO 2 for low-temperature CO oxidation: study of the CO–O 2 competitive adsorption and active oxygen species

N Zhang, L Li, R Wu, L Song, L Zheng… - Catalysis Science & …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Low-temperature oxidation of carbon monoxide (CO) is one of the most studied reactions
because of its scientific and industrial applications. In this study, we discovered that the low …