Bimetallic sites for catalysis: from binuclear metal sites to bimetallic nanoclusters and nanoparticles

L Liu, A Corma - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Heterogeneous bimetallic catalysts have broad applications in industrial processes, but
achieving a fundamental understanding on the nature of the active sites in bimetallic …

Microenvironment engineering of single/dual‐atom catalysts for electrocatalytic application

Y Gao, B Liu, D Wang - Advanced Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Single/dual‐metal atoms supported on carbon matrix can be modulated by coordination
structure and neighboring active sites. Precisely designing the geometric and electronic …

Iridium single atoms incorporated in Co3O4 efficiently catalyze the oxygen evolution in acidic conditions

Y Zhu, J Wang, T Koketsu, M Kroschel, JM Chen… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Designing active and stable electrocatalysts with economic efficiency for acidic oxygen
evolution reaction is essential for developing proton exchange membrane water …

Atomically dispersed materials: Ideal catalysts in atomic era

T Gan, D Wang - Nano Research, 2024 - Springer
Catalysts can accelerate the chemical reaction rate and effectively promote the molecules
transformation, which is of great significance in the research of chemical industry and …

The reformation of catalyst: From a trial-and-error synthesis to rational design

L Wang, J Wu, S Wang, H Liu, Y Wang, D Wang - Nano Research, 2024 - Springer
The appropriate catalysts can accelerate the reaction rate and effectively boost the efficient
conversion of various molecules, which is of great importance in the study of chemistry …

Electronic modulation of metal–organic frameworks by interfacial bridging for efficient pH‐universal hydrogen evolution

L Wang, L Song, Z Yang, YM Chang… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Designing well‐defined interfacial chemical bond bridges is an effective strategy to optimize
the catalytic activity of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), but it remains challenging. Herein …

Single-Atom Cr–N4 Sites with High Oxophilicity Interfaced with Pt Atomic Clusters for Practical Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution Catalysis

L Zeng, Z Zhao, Q Huang, C Zhou… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Although dispersing Pt atomic clusters (ACs) on a conducting support is a promising way to
minimize the Pt amount required in hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), the catalytic mass …

Engineering strategies and active site identification of MXene-based catalysts for electrochemical conversion reactions

Y Zhao, J Zhang, X Guo, X Cao, S Wang… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
MXenes have been extensively studied due to their high metallic conductivity, hydrophilic
properties, tunable layer structure and attractive surface chemistry, making them highly …

Atomic distance engineering in metal catalysts to regulate catalytic performance

R Li, J Zhao, B Liu, D Wang - Advanced Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
It is very important to understand the structure–performance relationship of metal catalysts
by adjusting the microstructure of catalysts at the atomic scale. The atomic distance has an …

Acidic oxygen evolution reaction: Mechanism, catalyst classification, and enhancement strategies

Q Ma, S Mu - Interdisciplinary Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
As the most desirable hydrogen production device, the highly efficient acidic proton
exchange membrane water electrolyzers (PEMWE) are severely limited by the sluggish …