Dilute alloys based on Au, Ag, or Cu for efficient catalysis: from synthesis to active sites

JD Lee, JB Miller, AV Shneidman, L Sun… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The development of new catalyst materials for energy-efficient chemical synthesis is critical
as over 80% of industrial processes rely on catalysts, with many of the most energy-intensive …

The role of defects in metal–organic frameworks for nitrogen reduction reaction: when defects switch to features

IE Khalil, C Xue, W Liu, X Li, Y Shen… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR), a contributor for producing ammonia
under mild conditions sustainably, has recently attracted global research attention. Thus far …

Lattice Strain and Schottky Junction Dual Regulation Boosts Ultrafine Ruthenium Nanoparticles Anchored on a N-Modified Carbon Catalyst for H2 Production

Z Jiang, S Song, X Zheng, X Liang, Z Li… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Ruthenium-based materials are considered great promising candidates to replace Pt-based
catalysts for hydrogen production in alkaline conditions. Herein, we adopt a facile method to …

Intermetallic single-atom alloy In–Pd bimetallene for neutral electrosynthesis of ammonia from nitrate

M Xie, S Tang, Z Li, M Wang, Z Jin, P Li… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Harvesting recyclable ammonia (NH3) from the electrocatalytic reduction of nitrate (NO3RR)
offers a sustainable strategy to close the ecological nitrogen cycle from nitration …

High performance platinum single atom electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction reaction

J Liu, M Jiao, L Lu, HM Barkholtz, Y Li, Y Wang… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
For the large-scale sustainable implementation of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells in
vehicles, high-performance electrocatalysts with low platinum consumption are desirable for …

Atomic interface effect of a single atom copper catalyst for enhanced oxygen reduction reactions

Z Jiang, W Sun, H Shang, W Chen, T Sun… - Energy & …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The regulation of catalytic activity in the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is significant to the
development of metal–air batteries and other oxygen involving energy conversion devices …

Reversible amorphization and the catalytically active state of crystalline Co3O4 during oxygen evolution

A Bergmann, E Martinez-Moreno, D Teschner… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Water splitting catalysed by earth-abundant materials is pivotal for global-scale production of
non-fossil fuels, yet our understanding of the active catalyst structure and reactivity is still …

Isolated single-atom Pd sites in intermetallic nanostructures: high catalytic selectivity for semihydrogenation of alkynes

Q Feng, S Zhao, Y Wang, J Dong, W Chen… - Journal of the …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Improving the catalytic selectivity of Pd catalysts is of key importance for various industrial
processes and remains a challenge so far. Given the unique properties of single-atom …

Symmetry-Breaking p-Block Antimony Single Atoms Trigger N-Bridged Titanium Sites for Electrocatalytic Nitrogen Reduction with High Efficiency

H Gu, J Li, X Niu, J Lin, L Chen, Z Zhang, Z Shi, Z Sun… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction (eNRR) under mild conditions emerges as
a promising approach to produce ammonia (NH3) compared to the typical Haber–Bosch …

Tuning of catalytic sites in Pt/TiO2 catalysts for the chemoselective hydrogenation of 3-nitrostyrene

M Macino, AJ Barnes, SM Althahban, R Qu… - Nature Catalysis, 2019 - nature.com
The catalytic activities of supported metal nanoparticles can be tuned by appropriate design
of synthesis strategies. Each step in a catalyst synthesis method can play an important role …