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 …

Noble-metal nanocrystals with controlled shapes for catalytic and electrocatalytic applications

Y Shi, Z Lyu, M Zhao, R Chen, QN Nguyen… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The successful synthesis of noble-metal nanocrystals with controlled shapes offers many
opportunities to not only maneuver their physicochemical properties but also optimize their …

High-entropy alloys as a platform for catalysis: progress, challenges, and opportunities

Y Xin, S Li, Y Qian, W Zhu, H Yuan, P Jiang, R Guo… - Acs …, 2020 - ACS Publications
High-entropy alloys (HEAs), which are defined as near-equimolar alloys of five or more
elements, are attracting ever increasing attention because of the unique properties in a …

Heterojunction catalyst in electrocatalytic water splitting

Z Li, M Hu, P Wang, J Liu, J Yao, C Li - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
In a water electrolysis system, the cathode and anode produce H 2 and O 2 with HER and
OER, respectively. The energy conversion efficiency of the electrolysis systems is about 56 …

Noble-metal based random alloy and intermetallic nanocrystals: syntheses and applications

M Zhou, C Li, J Fang - Chemical Reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Precise control over the size, shape, composition, structure, and crystal phase of random
alloy and intermetallic nanocrystals has been intensively explored in technologically …

Well-defined materials for heterogeneous catalysis: from nanoparticles to isolated single-atom sites

Z Li, S Ji, Y Liu, X Cao, S Tian, Y Chen, Z Niu… - Chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The use of well-defined materials in heterogeneous catalysis will open up numerous new
opportunities for the development of advanced catalysts to address the global challenges in …

Plate-like colloidal metal nanoparticles

L Scarabelli, M Sun, X Zhuo, S Yoo, JE Millstone… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The pseudo-two-dimensional (2D) morphology of plate-like metal nanoparticles makes them
one of the most anisotropic, mechanistically understood, and tunable structures available …

Two-dimensional metal nanomaterials: synthesis, properties, and applications

Y Chen, Z Fan, Z Zhang, W Niu, C Li, N Yang… - Chemical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
As one unique group of two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials, 2D metal nanomaterials have
drawn increasing attention owing to their intriguing physiochemical properties and broad …

[PDF][PDF] Recent progress on Pd-based nanomaterials for electrochemical CO2 reduction

Y Zhou, N Han, Y Li - Acta Phys.-Chim. Sin, 2020 - whxb.pku.edu.cn
The process that converts CO2 to value-added chemical fuels or industrial feedstocks is
called the electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO2RR). When used in …

The polyol process: a unique method for easy access to metal nanoparticles with tailored sizes, shapes and compositions

F Fiévet, S Ammar-Merah, R Brayner, F Chau… - Chemical Society …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
After about three decades of development, the polyol process is now widely recognized and
practised as a unique soft chemical method for the preparation of a large variety of …