Carbon nitride based materials: more than just a support for single-atom catalysis

GFSR Rocha, MAR da Silva, A Rogolino… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Recently, the missing link between homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis has been
found and it was named single-atom catalysis (SAC). However, the SAC field still faces …

[HTML][HTML] Single-atom catalysts for photocatalytic energy conversion

ZH Xue, D Luan, H Zhang, XWD Lou - Joule, 2022 - cell.com
Artificial photocatalytic energy conversion represents a highly intriguing strategy for solving
the energy crisis and environmental problems by directly harvesting solar energy. The …

Single‐atom catalysis for carbon neutrality

L Wang, D Wang, Y Li - Carbon Energy, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Currently, more than 86% of global energy consumption is still mainly dependent on
traditional fossil fuels, which causes resource scarcity and even emission of high amounts of …

Atomically Dispersed Indium‐Copper Dual‐Metal Active Sites Promoting C−C Coupling for CO2 Photoreduction to Ethanol

H Shi, H Wang, Y Zhou, J Li, P Zhai, X Li… - Angewandte …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Photoreduction of CO2 to C2+ solar fuel is a promising carbon‐neutral technology for
renewable energy. This strategy is challenged by its low productivity due to low efficiency in …

Selective Photocatalytic Reduction of CO2 to CO Mediated by Silver Single Atoms Anchored on Tubular Carbon Nitride

S Hu, P Qiao, X Yi, Y Lei, H Hu, J Ye… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Artificial photosynthesis is a promising strategy for converting carbon dioxide (CO2) and
water (H2O) into fuels and value‐added chemical products. However, photocatalysts usually …

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 …

P‐Mediated Cu–N4 Sites in Carbon Nitride Realizing CO2 Photoreduction to C2H4 with Selectivity Modulation

W Xie, K Li, XH Liu, X Zhang, H Huang - Advanced Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Photocatalytic CO2 reduction to high value‐added C2 products (eg, C2H4) is of
considerable interest but challenging. The C2H4 product selectivity strongly hinges on the …

Phosphorus Tailors the d‐Band Center of Copper Atomic Sites for Efficient CO2 Photoreduction under Visible‐Light Irradiation

X Sun, L Sun, G Li, Y Tuo, C Ye, J Yang… - Angewandte …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Photoreduction of CO2 into solar fuels has received great interest, but suffers from low
catalytic efficiency and poor selectivity. Herein, two single‐Cu‐atom catalysts with unique Cu …

Pt Single Atoms Supported on N‐Doped Mesoporous Hollow Carbon Spheres with Enhanced Electrocatalytic H2‐Evolution Activity

P Kuang, Y Wang, B Zhu, F Xia, CW Tung… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The electronic metal–support interaction (EMSI) plays a crucial role in catalysis as it can
induce electron transfer between metal and support, modulate the electronic state of the …

Constructing Cu−C Bonds in a Graphdiyne‐Regulated Cu Single‐Atom Electrocatalyst for CO2 Reduction to CH4

G Shi, Y Xie, L Du, X Fu, X Chen, W Xie… - Angewandte …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Regulating intermediates through elaborate catalyst design to control the reaction direction
is crucial for promoting the selectivity of electrocatalytic CO2‐to‐CH4. M− C (M= metal) …