The reformation of catalyst: From a trial-and-error synthesis to rational design

L Wang, J Wu, S Wang, H Liu, Y Wang, D Wang - Nano Research, 2024 - Springer
The appropriate catalysts can accelerate the reaction rate and effectively boost the efficient
conversion of various molecules, which is of great importance in the study of chemistry …

Challenges and opportunities in engineering the electronic structure of single-atom catalysts

V Giulimondi, S Mitchell, J Pérez-Ramírez - ACS catalysis, 2023 - ACS Publications
Controlling the electronic structure of transition-metal single-atom heterogeneous catalysts
(SACs) is crucial to unlocking their full potential. The ability to do this with increasing …

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 …

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 …

Single-atom alloy catalysis

RT Hannagan, G Giannakakis… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Single-atom alloys (SAAs) play an increasingly significant role in the field of single-site
catalysis and are typically composed of catalytically active elements atomically dispersed in …

The effect of coordination environment on the activity and selectivity of single-atom catalysts

Y Zhang, J Yang, R Ge, J Zhang, JM Cairney… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2022 - Elsevier
Traditional heterogeneous catalysts with noble metals as active sites only have surface-
active substances involved in the catalytic reactions, which greatly reduces the material …

Nearly 100% selective and visible-light-driven methane conversion to formaldehyde via. single-atom Cu and Wδ+

L Luo, X Han, K Wang, Y Xu, L Xiong, J Ma… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Direct solar-driven methane (CH4) reforming is highly desirable but challenging, particularly
to achieve a value-added product with high selectivity. Here, we identify a synergistic …

Single‐atom catalysis in organic synthesis

VB Saptal, V Ruta, MA Bajada… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Single‐atom catalysts hold the potential to significantly impact the chemical sector, pushing
the boundaries of catalysis in new, uncharted directions. These materials, featuring isolated …

Carbon-based single-atom catalysts for advanced applications

MB Gawande, P Fornasiero, R Zbořil - Acs Catalysis, 2020 - ACS Publications
Carbon-based materials are widely employed as metal-free catalysts or supports in
catalysis, energy, and ecological applications because of their interesting properties …