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 …

Dilute alloys based on Au, Ag, or Cu for efficient catalysis: from synthesis to active sites

JD Lee, JB Miller, AV Shneidman, L Sun… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The development of new catalyst materials for energy-efficient chemical synthesis is critical
as over 80% of industrial processes rely on catalysts, with many of the most energy-intensive …

Single-atom catalysts designed and prepared by the atomic layer deposition technique

J Fonseca, J Lu - ACS Catalysis, 2021 - ACS Publications
The atomic layer deposition (ALD) technique allows the synthesis of materials at the atomic
scale to be controlled. ALD has been adapted to design and prepare single-atom catalysts …

Bottom-up precise synthesis of stable platinum dimers on graphene

H Yan, Y Lin, H Wu, W Zhang, Z Sun, H Cheng… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Supported metal clusters containing only a few atoms are of great interest. Progress has
been made in synthesis of metal single-atom catalysts. However, precise synthesis of metal …

Recent developments in the synthesis of supported catalysts

P Munnik, PE De Jongh, KP De Jong - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
1. INTRODUCTION Heterogeneous catalysis, whereby a gas-or liquid-phase reaction is
performed over a solid catalyst, is at the heart of the modern energy and chemical industries …

Catalyst design with atomic layer deposition

BJ O'Neill, DHK Jackson, J Lee, C Canlas, PC Stair… - Acs …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Atomic layer deposition (ALD) has emerged as an interesting tool for the atomically precise
design and synthesis of catalytic materials. Herein, we discuss examples in which the atomic …

Molecular interactions driving the layer-by-layer assembly of multilayers

J Borges, JF Mano - Chemical reviews, 2014 - ACS Publications
Over the last few decades there has been a huge interest in nanostructured functional
materials and assembly techniques for preparing functional molecular assemblies with …

[HTML][HTML] Single-atom catalysis using Pt/graphene achieved through atomic layer deposition

S Sun, G Zhang, N Gauquelin, N Chen, J Zhou… - Scientific reports, 2013 - nature.com
Platinum-nanoparticle-based catalysts are widely used in many important chemical
processes and automobile industries. Downsizing catalyst nanoparticles to single atoms is …

Crystallinity of inorganic films grown by atomic layer deposition: Overview and general trends

V Miikkulainen, M Leskelä, M Ritala… - Journal of Applied …, 2013 - pubs.aip.org
Atomic layer deposition (ALD) is gaining attention as a thin film deposition method, uniquely
suitable for depositing uniform and conformal films on complex three-dimensional …

Nanocatalysis: size-and shape-dependent chemisorption and catalytic reactivity

BR Cuenya, F Behafarid - Surface Science Reports, 2015 - Elsevier
In recent years, the field of catalysis has experienced an astonishing transformation, driven
in part by more demanding environmental standards and critical societal and industrial …