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 …

Ultrafast materials synthesis and manufacturing techniques for emerging energy and environmental applications

X Hu, D Zuo, S Cheng, S Chen, Y Liu, W Bao… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Energy and environmental issues have attracted increasing attention globally, where
sustainability and low-carbon emissions are seriously considered and widely accepted by …

Fine-tuned local coordination environment of Pt single atoms on ceria controls catalytic reactivity

W Tan, S Xie, D Le, W Diao, M Wang, KB Low… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Constructing single atom catalysts with fine-tuned coordination environments can be a
promising strategy to achieve satisfactory catalytic performance. Herein, via a simple …

Outlook on single atom catalysts for persulfate-based advanced oxidation

X Wu, JH Kim - Acs Es&T Engineering, 2022 - ACS Publications
Single atom catalysts (SACs) have emerged as a promising catalyst material architecture for
energy, chemical, and environmental applications. In the past several years, SACs have …

Tuning the CO2 Hydrogenation Selectivity of Rhodium Single‐Atom Catalysts on Zirconium Dioxide with Alkali Ions

S Li, Y Xu, H Wang, B Teng, Q Liu, Q Li… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Tuning the coordination environments of metal single atoms (M1) in single‐atom catalysts
has shown large impacts on catalytic activity and stability but often barely on selectivity in …

Microenvironment regulation strategies of single-atom catalysts for advanced electrocatalytic CO2 reduction to CO

H Wang, Y Tong, P Chen - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The electrocatalytic CO 2 reduction reaction (CO 2 RR) is an effective and sustainable route
to achieve carbon neutrality by generating valuable fuels and feedstocks from renewable …

Engineering single-atom catalysts toward biomedical applications

B Chang, L Zhang, S Wu, Z Sun, Z Cheng - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Due to inherent structural defects, common nanocatalysts always display limited catalytic
activity and selectivity, making it practically difficult for them to replace natural enzymes in a …

Manipulating selectivity of hydroxyl radical generation by single-atom catalysts in catalytic ozonation: surface or solution

J Wang, Y Xie, G Yu, L Yin, J Xiao… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Hydroxyl radical-dominated oxidation in catalytic ozonation is, in particular, important in
water treatment scenarios for removing organic contaminants, but the mechanism about …

Self-carbon-thermal-reduction strategy for boosting the Fenton-like activity of single Fe-N4 sites by carbon-defect engineering

S Wei, Y Sun, YZ Qiu, A Li, CY Chiang, H Xiao… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Carbon-defect engineering in metal single-atom catalysts by simple and robust strategy,
boosting their catalytic activity, and revealing the carbon defect-catalytic activity relationship …

Tailoring bond microenvironments and reaction pathways of single‐atom catalysts for efficient water electrolysis

W Zheng, R Zhu, H Wu, T Ma, H Zhou… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Single‐atom sites (SASs) are commonly stabilized and influenced by neighboring atoms in
the host; disclosing the structure–reactivity relationships of SASs in water electrolysis is one …