Single atoms meet metal–organic frameworks: collaborative efforts for efficient photocatalysis

H Liu, M Cheng, Y Liu, J Wang, G Zhang, L Li… - Energy & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Photocatalysts with metal single atoms (SAs) as active sites have attracted widespread
interest owing to their maximum atomic utilization efficiency, well-defined active centers and …

MOF-enabled confinement and related effects for chemical catalyst presentation and utilization

J Liu, TA Goetjen, Q Wang, JG Knapp… - Chemical Society …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
A defining characteristic of nearly all catalytically functional MOFs is uniform, molecular-
scale porosity. MOF pores, linkers and nodes that define them, help regulate reactant and …

Single-atom yttrium engineering janus electrode for rechargeable Na–S batteries

E Zhang, X Hu, L Meng, M Qiu, J Chen… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The development of rechargeable Na–S batteries is very promising, thanks to their
considerably high energy density, abundance of elements, and low costs and yet faces the …

Regulating the Spin State of FeIII Enhances the Magnetic Effect of the Molecular Catalysis Mechanism

Z Sun, L Lin, J He, D Ding, T Wang, J Li… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Aqueous-phase oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is the bottleneck of water splitting. The
formation of the O–O bond involves the generation of paramagnetic oxygen molecules from …

Single-atom copper embedded in two-dimensional MXene toward peroxymonosulfate activation to generate singlet oxygen with nearly 100% selectivity for enhanced …

P Yang, Y Long, W Huang, D Liu - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Singlet oxygen (1 O 2)-dominated advanced oxidation processes has drawn
widespread attention for selective oxidation of organic pollutants in complex water …

Linker Engineering for Reactive Oxygen Species Generation Efficiency in Ultra-Stable Nickel-Based Metal–Organic Frameworks

K Wu, XY Liu, PW Cheng, YL Huang… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Interfacial charge transfer on the surface of heterogeneous photocatalysts dictates the
efficiency of reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and therefore the efficiency of …

Thermal atomization of platinum nanoparticles into single atoms: An effective strategy for engineering high-performance nanozymes

Y Chen, P Wang, H Hao, J Hong, H Li, S Ji… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Although great progress has been made in artificial enzyme engineering, their catalytic
performance is far from satisfactory as alternatives of natural enzymes. Here, we report a …

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 …

Power of infrared and raman spectroscopies to characterize metal-organic frameworks and investigate their interaction with guest molecules

KI Hadjiivanov, DA Panayotov, MY Mihaylov… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The variety of functionalities and porous structures inherent to metal-organic frameworks
(MOFs) together with the facile tunability of their properties makes these materials suitable …

Single-atom (iron-based) catalysts: synthesis and applications

B Singh, MB Gawande, AD Kute, RS Varma… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Supported single-metal atom catalysts (SACs) are constituted of isolated active metal
centers, which are heterogenized on inert supports such as graphene, porous carbon, and …