Rational design of better hydrogen evolution electrocatalysts for water splitting: a review

F Liu, C Shi, X Guo, Z He, L Pan, ZF Huang… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The excessive dependence on fossil fuels contributes to the majority of CO2 emissions,
influencing on the climate change. One promising alternative to fossil fuels is green …

Nanoscale Metal Particle Modified Single‐Atom Catalyst: Synthesis, Characterization, and Application

R Chen, S Chen, L Wang, D Wang - Advanced Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Single‐atom catalysts (SACs) have attracted considerable attention in heterogeneous
catalysis because of their well‐defined active sites, maximum atomic utilization efficiency …

Reversed spillover effect activated by Pt atom dimers boosts alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction

Z Lin, Z Wang, J Gong, T Jin, S Shen… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The hydrogen spillover effect has garnered considerable attention as a promising avenue to
enhance the activity of the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in metal‐support compound …

Advances in the electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction by metal nanoclusters‐based materials

J Ding, H Yang, S Zhang, Q Liu, H Cao, J Luo, X Liu - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
With the development of renewable energy systems, clean hydrogen is burgeoning as an
optimal alternative to fossil fuels, in which its application is promising to retarding the global …

Synergistic Effect of Cu Single Atoms and Au–Cu Alloy Nanoparticles on TiO2 for Efficient CO2 Photoreduction

Y Yu, X Dong, P Chen, Q Geng, H Wang, J Li, Y Zhou… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The synergy between metal alloy nanoparticles (NPs) and single atoms (SAs) should
maximize the catalytic activity. However, there are no relevant reports on photocatalytic CO2 …

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 …

Multi‐sites electrocatalysis in high‐entropy alloys

H Li, J Lai, Z Li, L Wang - Advanced Functional Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
High‐entropy alloys (HEAs) have attracted widespread attention in electrocatalysis due to
their unique advantages (adjustable composition, complex surface, high tolerance, etc.) …

Review of carbon support coordination environments for single metal atom electrocatalysts (SACS)

W Song, C Xiao, J Ding, Z Huang, X Yang… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This topical review focuses on the distinct role of carbon support coordination environment
of single‐atom catalysts (SACs) for electrocatalysis. The article begins with an overview of …

Catalytic nanomaterials toward atomic levels for biomedical applications: from metal clusters to single-atom catalysts

Y Fan, S Liu, Y Yi, H Rong, J Zhang - ACS nano, 2021 - ACS Publications
Single-atom catalysts (SACs) featuring the complete atomic utilization of metal, high-efficient
catalytic activity, superior selectivity, and excellent stability have been emerged as a frontier …

Electrocatalysis of single-atom sites: impacts of atomic coordination

B Lu, Q Liu, S Chen - Acs Catalysis, 2020 - ACS Publications
Single metal atoms embedded within select supporting matrices have shown great potential
in the development of high-efficiency, low-cost electrocatalysts because of maximal atom …