High-entropy nanoparticles: Synthesis-structure-property relationships and data-driven discovery

Y Yao, Q Dong, A Brozena, J Luo, J Miao, M Chi… - Science, 2022 - science.org
High-entropy nanoparticles have become a rapidly growing area of research in recent years.
Because of their multielemental compositions and unique high-entropy mixing states (ie …

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 …

Atomically dispersed Ni activates adjacent Ce sites for enhanced electrocatalytic oxygen evolution activity

Z Pei, H Zhang, ZP Wu, XF Lu, D Luan, XW Lou - Science Advances, 2023 - science.org
Manipulating the intrinsic activity of heterogeneous catalysts at the atomic level is an
effective strategy to improve the electrocatalytic performances but remains challenging …

A single-Pt-atom-on-Ru-nanoparticle electrocatalyst for CO-resilient methanol oxidation

AR Poerwoprajitno, L Gloag, J Watt, S Cheong, X Tan… - Nature Catalysis, 2022 - nature.com
Single Pt atom catalysts are key targets because a high exposure of Pt substantially
enhances electrocatalytic activity. In addition, PtRu alloy nanoparticles are the most active …

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 …

Scalable two-step annealing method for preparing ultra-high-density single-atom catalyst libraries

X Hai, S Xi, S Mitchell, K Harrath, H Xu, DF Akl… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The stabilization of transition metals as isolated centres with high areal density on suitably
tailored carriers is crucial for maximizing the industrial potential of single-atom …

Thermal atomization of platinum nanoparticles into single atoms: An effective strategy for engineering high-performance nanozymes

Y Chen, P Wang, H Hao, J Hong, H Li, S Ji… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Although great progress has been made in artificial enzyme engineering, their catalytic
performance is far from satisfactory as alternatives of natural enzymes. Here, we report a …

Single-atom catalysts across the periodic table

SK Kaiser, Z Chen, D Faust Akl, S Mitchell… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Isolated atoms featuring unique reactivity are at the heart of enzymatic and homogeneous
catalysts. In contrast, although the concept has long existed, single-atom heterogeneous …

Single-atom catalysts based on the metal–oxide interaction

R Lang, X Du, Y Huang, X Jiang, Q Zhang… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Metal atoms dispersed on the oxide supports constitute a large category of single-atom
catalysts. In this review, oxide supported single-atom catalysts are discussed about their …

Single-atom (iron-based) catalysts: synthesis and applications

B Singh, MB Gawande, AD Kute, RS Varma… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Supported single-metal atom catalysts (SACs) are constituted of isolated active metal
centers, which are heterogenized on inert supports such as graphene, porous carbon, and …