Heterogeneous catalysis involves solid-state catalysts, among which metal nanoparticles
occupy an important position. Unfortunately, no two nanoparticles from conventional …

The surface and interfaces of heterogeneous catalysts are essential to their performance as
they are often considered to be active sites for catalytic reactions. With the development of …

Ligand utilization is a necessary and powerful technique for the colloidal synthesis of
nanoparticles (NPs) with controllable sizes and regulated morphologies. For catalysis …

Improving the knowledge of the relationship between structure and properties is
fundamental in catalysis. Recently, researchers have developed a variety of well-controlled …

It has been a long-standing challenge to create and identify the active sites of
heterogeneous catalysts, because it is difficult to precisely control the interfacial chemistry at …

Atomically precise copper clusters are highly desirable catalysts for electrocatalytic CO2
reduction reaction (CO2RR) and provide an ideal platform for elaborating structure–activity …

The design of surface ligands is crucial for ligand‐protected gold nanoclusters (Au NCs).
Besides providing good protection for Au NCs, the surface ligands also play the following …

With the electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR), CO2 can be used as a feedstock
to produce value-added chemicals and fuels while storing renewable energy. For its …

The energy crisis and climate change are growing threats to human society. Fuel cells and
electrolyzers using solar and wind as energy sources provide a promising carbon-free and …

While atomically monodisperse nanostructured materials are highly desirable to unravel the
size-and structure-catalysis relationships, their controlled synthesis and the atomic-level …