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 …

Theoretical understandings of graphene-based metal single-atom catalysts: stability and catalytic performance

HY Zhuo, X Zhang, JX Liang, Q Yu, H Xiao… - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Research on heterogeneous single-atom catalysts (SACs) has become an emerging frontier
in catalysis science because of their advantages in high utilization of noble metals, precisely …

Surface coordination chemistry of atomically dispersed metal catalysts

R Qin, K Liu, Q Wu, N Zheng - Chemical Reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Atomically dispersed metal catalysts (ADCs), as an emerging class of heterogeneous
catalysts, have been widely investigated during the past two decades. The atomic dispersion …

Theoretical insights into single-atom catalysts

L Li, X Chang, X Lin, ZJ Zhao, J Gong - Chemical Society Reviews, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Single-atom catalysts (SACs) with atomically dispersed metals have emerged as a new
class of heterogeneous catalysts and have attracted considerable interest because they …

Structure Sensitivity of Au‐TiO2 Strong Metal–Support Interactions

Y Zhang, JX Liu, K Qian, A Jia, D Li… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Strong metal–support interactions (SMSI) is an important concept in heterogeneous
catalysis. Herein, we demonstrate that the Au‐TiO2 SMSI of Au/TiO2 catalysts sensitively …

Role of the support in gold-containing nanoparticles as heterogeneous catalysts

M Sankar, Q He, RV Engel, MA Sainna… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
In this review, we discuss selected examples from recent literature on the role of the support
on directing the nanostructures of Au-based monometallic and bimetallic nanoparticles. The …

2D materials bridging experiments and computations for electro/photocatalysis

X Zhang, A Chen, L Chen… - Advanced Energy Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The exploration of catalysts for energy conversion lies at the center of sustainable
development. The combination of experimental and computational approaches can provide …

Towards dense single-atom catalysts for future automotive applications

A Beniya, S Higashi - Nature Catalysis, 2019 - nature.com
CO oxidation is an important primary reaction in automotive catalysis, and has been studied
extensively since the 1970s because of its fundamental nature and technological relevance …

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 …

Understanding single-atom catalysis in view of theory

W Zhang, Q Fu, Q Luo, L Sheng, J Yang - JACS Au, 2021 - ACS Publications
In the past decade, isolated single atoms have been successfully dispersed on various
substrates, with their potential applications being intensively investigated in different …