Strategic Defect Engineering of Metal–Organic Frameworks for Optimizing the Fabrication of Single‐Atom Catalysts

J He, N Li, ZG Li, M Zhong, ZX Fu, M Liu… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Single‐atom catalysts (SACs) have garnered enormous interest due to their remarkable
catalysis activity. However, the exploitation of universal synthesis strategy and regulation of …

Recent advances in the operando structural and interface characterisation of electrocatalysts

H Zhang, Z Zhou, Q Lei, TWB Lo - Current Opinion in Electrochemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Using multiple operando characterisation techniques to elucidate the structure-reactivity
correlations of electrocatalytic systems is becoming more desirable. In this review article, we …

Controlled synthesis of Cu, Fe dual-atom catalysts restrained on metal–organic frameworks for efficient O 2 activation

Q Xue, CKT Wun, T Chen, S Kawaguchi… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Supported bimetallic dual-atom catalysts (DACs) have been regarded as a promising class
of materials for small molecule activation, despite their challenging syntheses. We have …

Controlled synthesis of Bi-and tri-nuclear Cu-oxo nanoclusters on metal–organic frameworks and the structure–reactivity correlations

Q Xue, BKY Ng, HW Man, TS Wu, YL Soo, MM Li… - Chemical …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Precisely tuning the nuclearity of supported metal nanoclusters is pivotal for designing more
superior catalytic systems, but it remains practically challenging. By utilising the chemical …

Designing the electronic and geometric structures of single-atom and nanocluster catalysts

T Chen, L Ye, TWB Lo - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
This article highlights some recent advances in the electronic and geometric structures of
single-atom and nanocluster catalysts, which play an inevitably important role in modern …

Atomically precise bimetallic metal ensembles with tailorable synergistic effects

T Chen, Y Wang, Q Xue, CKT Wun, PK So… - Cell Reports Physical …, 2022 - cell.com
The large-scale synthesis of supported multinuclear catalysts with controllable metal
nuclearity and constituent composition remains a formidable challenge. We report the …

Synthesis, structure and lithium storage performance of a copper–molybdenum complex polymer based on 4, 4′-bipyridine

JD Bai, YH Zhang, H Shi, Q Shi, FN Shi - Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
A novel bimetal organic complex polymer (MOCP) with the molecular formula C 20 H 16 Cu
2 MoN 4 O 4 (shortened as bpy MoCu2) was prepared by hydrothermal synthesis, and the …

Other metal nanoclusters

I Chakraborty, T Pradeep - Atomically Precise Metal Nanoclusters, 2023 - Elsevier
Most reports on metal nanoclusters (MNCs) focus primarily on gold and silvers. Recent
understanding of their structure-property relationship and control in chemical synthesis …

Designing and understanding of extra-framework species in metal-organic frameworks

Q Xue - 2022 - theses.lib.polyu.edu.hk
As a new class of hybrid materials, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) present advantages in
various applications, such as gas separation, sensing, and catalysis. MOFs comprise metal …

Precise synthesis of Cu-based metal nanoclusters in zeolites and the structure-catalysis investigations

T Chen - 2022 - theses.lib.polyu.edu.hk
Supported single-atoms (SAs) and metal nanoclusters (NCs) are well-known as next-
generation nanomaterials. Great efforts have been made to engineer the electronic and …