Surface and interface coordination chemistry learned from model heterogeneous metal nanocatalysts: from atomically dispersed catalysts to atomically precise …

W Jing, H Shen, R Qin, Q Wu, K Liu, N Zheng - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
The surface and interface coordination structures of heterogeneous metal catalysts are
crucial to their catalytic performance. However, the complicated surface and interface …

Co-catalytic metal–support interactions in single-atom electrocatalysts

L Gloag, SV Somerville, JJ Gooding… - Nature Reviews Materials, 2024 - nature.com
Single-atom catalysts (SACs) are advantageous because every active atom is exposed at
the surface, ensuring maximum utilization of catalytically active metals. To optimize the …

Low‐Coordination Single Au Atoms on Ultrathin ZnIn2S4 Nanosheets for Selective Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction towards CH4

S Si, H Shou, Y Mao, X Bao, G Zhai… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Selective CO2 photoreduction to hydrocarbon fuels such as CH4 is promising and
sustainable for carbon‐neutral future. However, lack of proper binding strengths with …

Single-atom Nb anchored on graphitic carbon nitride for boosting electron transfer towards improved photocatalytic performance

J Luo, H Han, X Wang, X Qiu, B Liu, Y Lai… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2023 - Elsevier
Single-atom Nb anchored on gC 3 N 4 was prepared by facile thermal polymerization.
Compared with pure gC 3 N 4, optimized Nb-anchoring samples exhibited excellent CO and …

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 …

Single-atom catalysts based on the metal–oxide interaction

R Lang, X Du, Y Huang, X Jiang, Q Zhang… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Metal atoms dispersed on the oxide supports constitute a large category of single-atom
catalysts. In this review, oxide supported single-atom catalysts are discussed about their …

Ultrahigh Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction Efficiency and Selectivity Manipulation by Single‐Tungsten‐Atom Oxide at the Atomic Step of TiO2

Y Feng, C Wang, P Cui, C Li, B Zhang, L Gan… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The photocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction is a sustainable route to the direct conversion of
greenhouse gases into chemicals without additional energy consumption. Given the vast …

General design concept for single‐atom catalysts toward heterogeneous catalysis

W Guo, Z Wang, X Wang, Y Wu - Advanced Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
As a new and popular material, single‐atom catalysts (SACs) exhibit excellent activity,
selectivity, and stability for numerous important reactions, and show great potential in …

Chemical synthesis of single atomic site catalysts

S Ji, Y Chen, X Wang, Z Zhang, D Wang, Y Li - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Manipulating metal atoms in a controllable way for the synthesis of materials with the
desired structure and properties is the holy grail of chemical synthesis. The recent …

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 …