Dynamic charge and oxidation state of Pt/CeO2 single-atom catalysts

N Daelman, M Capdevila-Cortada, N López - Nature materials, 2019 - nature.com
The catalytic activity of metals supported on oxides depends on their charge and oxidation
state. Yet, the determination of the degree of charge transfer at the interface remains elusive …

A DFT Study on Heterogeneous Pt/CeO2(110) Single Atom Catalysts for CO Oxidation

YY Qin, YQ Su - ChemCatChem, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding strong metal‐support interactions is crucially important for developing atom‐
efficient transition metal heterogeneous catalysts. Herein, we performed a density functional …

Surpassing the single-atom catalytic activity limit through paired Pt-O-Pt ensemble built from isolated Pt1 atoms

H Wang, JX Liu, LF Allard, S Lee, J Liu, H Li… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Despite the maximized metal dispersion offered by single-atom catalysts, further
improvement of intrinsic activity can be hindered by the lack of neighboring metal atoms in …

An atomic-scale view of single-site Pt catalysis for low-temperature CO oxidation

AJ Therrien, AJR Hensley, MD Marcinkowski… - Nature Catalysis, 2018 - nature.com
Single-atom catalysts have attracted great attention in recent years due to their high
efficiencies and cost savings. However, there is debate concerning the nature of the active …

Tracking the formation, fate and consequence for catalytic activity of Pt single sites on CeO2

F Maurer, J Jelic, J Wang, A Gänzler, P Dolcet, C Wöll… - Nature Catalysis, 2020 - nature.com
Platinum single sites are highly attractive due to their high atom economy and can be
generated on CeO2 by an oxidative high-temperature treatment. However, their location and …

Creating single-atom Pt-ceria catalysts by surface step decoration

F Dvořák, M Farnesi Camellone, A Tovt… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Single-atom catalysts maximize the utilization of supported precious metals by exposing
every single metal atom to reactants. To avoid sintering and deactivation at realistic reaction …

Correlating DFT Calculations with CO Oxidation Reactivity on Ga-Doped Pt/CeO2 Single-Atom Catalysts

Y Feng, Q Wan, H Xiong, S Zhou, X Chen… - The Journal of …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Pt/CeO2 single-atom catalysts have recently attracted increasing interest due to excellent
thermal stability, high atom efficiency, and high activity in catalysis. In this study, by means of …

Unraveling the Intermediate Reaction Complexes and Critical Role of Support-Derived Oxygen Atoms in CO Oxidation on Single-Atom Pt/CeO2

Y Lu, S Zhou, CT Kuo, D Kunwar, C Thompson… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
CeO2-supported Pt single-atom catalysts have been extensively studied due to their
relevance in automobile emission control and for the fundamental understanding of CeO2 …

A tailored oxide interface creates dense Pt single-atom catalysts with high catalytic activity

M Yoo, YS Yu, H Ha, S Lee, JS Choi, S Oh… - Energy & …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Highly reactive dense Pt single-atoms stabilized on an oxide support can resolve a grand
challenge in the economic use of Pt in catalysis. The maximized number density of reaction …

Facet-dependent electronic state of Pt single atoms anchoring on CeO2 nanocrystal for CO (preferential) oxidation

Y Chen, Q Wan, L Cao, Z Gao, J Lin, L Li, X Pan… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Tuning the electronic state and local structure of single-atom dispersed metals is important
to improve the performance of single-atom catalysts. Here, we find that the electronic …