Advances in the development of single‐atom catalysts for high‐energy‐density lithium–sulfur batteries

Z Liang, J Shen, X Xu, F Li, J Liu, B Yuan… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Although lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries are promising next‐generation energy‐storage
systems, their practical applications are limited by the growth of Li dendrites and lithium …

Recent progress on single-atom catalysts for lithium–air battery applications

T Bai, D Li, S Xiao, F Ji, S Zhang, C Wang… - Energy & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Lithium–air batteries (LABs) have attracted extensive attention due to their high theoretical
energy density based on the “Holy Grail”, the lithium metal anode and the inexhaustible air …

Surface coordination chemistry of atomically dispersed metal catalysts

R Qin, K Liu, Q Wu, N Zheng - Chemical Reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Atomically dispersed metal catalysts (ADCs), as an emerging class of heterogeneous
catalysts, have been widely investigated during the past two decades. The atomic dispersion …

Single‐atom catalysts for electrocatalytic applications

Q Zhang, J Guan - Advanced Functional Materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The recent advances in electrocatalysis for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), oxygen
evolution reaction (OER), hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), hydrogen oxidation reaction …

Upcycling single-use polyethylene into high-quality liquid products

G Celik, RM Kennedy, RA Hackler… - ACS central …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Our civilization relies on synthetic polymers for all aspects of modern life; yet, inefficient
recycling and extremely slow environmental degradation of plastics are causing increasing …

Single-atom catalysts designed and prepared by the atomic layer deposition technique

J Fonseca, J Lu - ACS Catalysis, 2021 - ACS Publications
The atomic layer deposition (ALD) technique allows the synthesis of materials at the atomic
scale to be controlled. ALD has been adapted to design and prepare single-atom catalysts …

Homogeneity of Supported Single‐Atom Active Sites Boosting the Selective Catalytic Transformations

Y Shi, Y Zhou, Y Lou, Z Chen, H Xiong… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Selective conversion of specific functional groups to desired products is highly important but
still challenging in industrial catalytic processes. The adsorption state of surface species is …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding chemical and physical mechanisms in atomic layer deposition

NE Richey, C De Paula, SF Bent - The Journal of chemical physics, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Atomic layer deposition (ALD) is a powerful tool for achieving atomic level control in the
deposition of thin films. However, several physical and chemical phenomena can occur …

Single‐atom catalytic materials for advanced battery systems

C Lu, R Fang, X Chen - Advanced Materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Advanced battery systems with high energy density have attracted enormous research
enthusiasm with potential for portable electronics, electrical vehicles, and grid‐scale …

Platinum single-atom catalysts: a comparative review towards effective characterization

Q Liu, Z Zhang - Catalysis Science & Technology, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Single-atom catalysis is a new frontier in the heterogeneous catalysis field due to its high
activity and selectivity for various catalytic reactions. However, decades ago, single-atom …