Designing sites in heterogeneous catalysis: are we reaching selectivities competitive with those of homogeneous catalysts?

F Zaera - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
A critical review of different prominent nanotechnologies adapted to catalysis is provided,
with focus on how they contribute to the improvement of selectivity in heterogeneous …

First-principles-based multiscale modelling of heterogeneous catalysis

A Bruix, JT Margraf, M Andersen, K Reuter - Nature Catalysis, 2019 - nature.com
First-principles-based multiscale models are ever more successful in addressing the wide
range of length and time scales over which material–function relationships evolve in …

Surface Modulation of Hierarchical MoS2 Nanosheets by Ni Single Atoms for Enhanced Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution

H Zhang, L Yu, T Chen, W Zhou… - Advanced Functional …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Surface modulation at the atomic level is an important approach for tuning surface chemistry
and boosting the catalytic performance. Here, a surface modulation strategy is demonstrated …

Advances of atomically dispersed catalysts from single-atom to clusters in energy storage and conversion applications

Y Wang, X Cui, J Zhang, J Qiao, H Huang, J Shi… - Progress in Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Owing to the special structural characteristics and maximized efficiency, atomically
dispersed catalysts (ADCs) with different atom sizes ranged from the single atom to clusters …

Fabricating high temperature stable Mo-Co9S8/Al2O3 catalyst for selective hydrodeoxygenation of lignin to arenes

X Diao, N Ji, X Li, Y Rong, Y Zhao, X Lu, C Song… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2022 - Elsevier
Achieving high-temperature stability/duration without compromising the activity remains an
arduous task in catalyst design, particularly for MoS 2 materials. Herein, a robust catalyst …

Scalable Edge-Oriented Metallic Two-Dimensional Layered Cu2Te Arrays for Electrocatalytic CO2 Methanation

H Wang, G Zhan, C Tang, D Yang, W Liu, D Wang… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Copper-based nanomaterials are compelling for high-efficient, low-cost electrocatalytic CO2
reduction reaction (CO2RR) due to their exotic electronic and structural properties. However …

Dual-phase MoC-Mo2C nanosheets prepared by molten salt electrochemical conversion of CO2 as excellent electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction

Y Chen, B Gao, M Wang, X Xiao, A Lv, S Jiao, PK Chu - Nano Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Dual-phase structures usually have better electrocatalytic activity in the hydrogen evolution
reaction (HER) due to synergistic effects. Herein, a novel strategy is proposed to prepare …

Rational design of MoS2-based catalysts toward lignin hydrodeoxygenation: Interplay of structure, catalysis, and stability

X Diao, N Ji - Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
The MoS 2-based materials are a vital class of heterogeneous catalysts for the
hydrodeoxygenation of lignin and its model compounds to produce value-added chemicals …

Ultrafast Internal Exciton Dissociation through Edge States in MoS2 Nanosheets with Diffusion Blocking

X Sui, H Wang, C Liang, Q Zhang, H Bo, K Wu… - Nano Letters, 2022 - ACS Publications
Edge states of two-dimensional transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) are crucial to
quantum circuits and optoelectronics. However, their dynamics are pivotal but remain …

Surface engineering of CoMoS nanosulfide for hydrodeoxygenation of lignin-derived phenols to arenes

W Song, S Zhou, S Hu, W Lai, Y Lian, J Wang… - ACS …, 2018 - ACS Publications
We propose a surface atom engineering strategy to obtain a well-dispersed Co-incorporated
MoS2 nanomaterial, which maximizes the Co–Mo–S phase and achieves high activity in …