[HTML][HTML] Kinetic Monte Carlo simulations for heterogeneous catalysis: Fundamentals, current status, and challenges

M Pineda, M Stamatakis - The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Kinetic Monte Carlo (KMC) simulations in combination with first-principles (1p)-based
calculations are rapidly becoming the gold-standard computational framework for bridging …

One Decade of Computational Studies on Single-Atom Alloys: Is In Silico Design within Reach?

R Réocreux, M Stamatakis - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2021 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Single-Atom alloys (SAAs) are an emerging class of materials consisting of a
coinage metal (Cu, Ag, and Au) doped, at the single-atom limit, with another metal. As …

Understanding and modifying the scaling relations for ammonia synthesis on dilute metal alloys: from single-atom alloys to dimer alloys

Y Zhang, S Li, C Sun, P Wang, Y Yang, D Yi… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Industrial ammonia synthesis through the Haber–Bosch process operated under harsh
reaction conditions leaves ample room for improvement through material design. Designing …

High-throughput screening of a single-atom alloy for electroreduction of dinitrogen to ammonia

G Zheng, Y Li, X Qian, G Yao, Z Tian… - … Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Exploring electrocatalysts with high activity, selectivity, and stability is essential for the
development of applicable electrocatalytic ammonia synthesis technology. By performing …

Atom efficient PtCu bimetallic catalysts and ultra dilute alloys for the selective hydrogenation of furfural

MJ Taylor, SK Beaumont, MJ Islam, S Tsatsos… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2021 - Elsevier
A range of Pt: Cu bimetallic nanoparticles were investigated for the liquid-phase selective
hydrogenation of furfural, an important platform biomass feedstock. Alloying of the two …

Computational screening of single-atom alloys TM@ Ru (0001) for enhanced electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction

G Kour, X Mao, A Du - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Searching for highly efficient, active, and stable electrocatalysts for the nitrogen reduction
reaction is vital to supersede the energy-intensive Haber–Bosch process. The …

A priori design of dual-atom alloy sites and experimental demonstration of ethanol dehydrogenation and dehydration on PtCrAg

PL Kress, S Zhang, Y Wang, V Çınar… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Single-atom catalysts have received significant attention for their ability to enable highly
selective reactions. However, many reactions require more than one adjacent site to align …

Investigating spillover energy as a descriptor for single-atom alloy catalyst design

RT Hannagan, HY Lam, R Réocreux… - The Journal of …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The identification of thermodynamic descriptors of catalytic performance is essential for the
rational design of heterogeneous catalysts. Here, we investigate how spillover energy, a …

Deciphering the Factors Controlling Hydrogen and Methyl Spillover upon Methane Dissociation on Rh/Cu (111) Single‐Atom Alloy

K Gu, H Guo, S Lin - Angewandte Chemie, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Spillover of adsorbed species from one active site to another is a key step in heterogeneous
catalysis. However, the factors controlling this step, particularly the spillover of polyatomic …

Short-and long-time dynamics of hydrogen spillover from a single atom platinum active site to the Cu (111) host surface

K Gu, C Li, B Jiang, S Lin, H Guo - The Journal of Physical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Dynamics of the dissociative chemisorption of H2 (D2) and the subsequent H*(D*) diffusion
on the Pt doped Cu (111) surface are investigated using both quasi-classical trajectory …