In Situ/Operando Electrocatalyst Characterization by X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy

J Timoshenko, B Roldan Cuenya - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
During the last decades, X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) has become an
indispensable method for probing the structure and composition of heterogeneous catalysts …

Metal catalysts for heterogeneous catalysis: from single atoms to nanoclusters and nanoparticles

L Liu, A Corma - Chemical reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
Metal species with different size (single atoms, nanoclusters, and nanoparticles) show
different catalytic behavior for various heterogeneous catalytic reactions. It has been shown …

Single‐atom catalysts: a sustainable pathway for the advanced catalytic applications

B Singh, V Sharma, RP Gaikwad, P Fornasiero… - Small, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
A heterogeneous catalyst is a backbone of modern sustainable green industries; and
understanding the relationship between its structure and properties is the key for its …

Heterogeneous selective oxidation over supported metal catalysts: From nanoparticles to single atoms

H Yang, G Li, G Jiang, Z Zhang, Z Hao - Applied Catalysis B …, 2023 - Elsevier
Selective catalytic oxidation plays a crucial role in both fine chemical and petrochemical
industries for the production of significant intermediates, however, it remains challenging to …

CO electroreduction on single-atom copper

Y Wang, B Li, B Xue, N Libretto, Z Xie, H Shen… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Electroreduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) or carbon monoxide (CO) toward C2+
hydrocarbons such as ethylene, ethanol, acetate and propanol represents a promising …

Oxygen reduction reaction on nanostructured Pt-based electrocatalysts: A review

S Hussain, H Erikson, N Kongi, A Sarapuu… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Pt deposition/anchoring technique and nature of the support influence the oxygen reduction
reaction (ORR) activity in low-temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cells. Surface …

The Role of In Situ/Operando IR Spectroscopy in Unraveling Adsorbate-Induced Structural Changes in Heterogeneous Catalysis

E Groppo, S Rojas-Buzo, S Bordiga - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Heterogeneous catalysts undergo thermal-and/or adsorbate-induced dynamic changes
under reaction conditions, which consequently modify their catalytic behavior. Hence, it is …

Enhancing charge separation on high symmetry SrTiO 3 exposed with anisotropic facets for photocatalytic water splitting

L Mu, Y Zhao, A Li, S Wang, Z Wang, J Yang… - Energy & …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
One of the challenging issues in photocatalytic overall water splitting is to efficiently separate
the photogenerated charges and the reduction and oxidation catalytic sites on …

New horizon of nanoparticle and cluster catalysis with dendrimers

K Yamamoto, T Imaoka, M Tanabe, T Kambe - Chemical reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
Among various approaches synthesizing metal nanoparticles and tiny clusters, a template
method using dendrimers has significant advantages over other chemical approaches with …

Utilizing Quantitative in Situ FTIR Spectroscopy To Identify Well-Coordinated Pt Atoms as the Active Site for CO Oxidation on Al2O3-Supported Pt Catalysts

MJ Kale, P Christopher - ACS Catalysis, 2016 - ACS Publications
Relationships between geometric structures of active metallic sites and areal rates of
reaction (structure sensitivity) are extensively studied for supported metal catalysts. For CO …