Bimetallic sites for catalysis: from binuclear metal sites to bimetallic nanoclusters and nanoparticles

L Liu, A Corma - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Heterogeneous bimetallic catalysts have broad applications in industrial processes, but
achieving a fundamental understanding on the nature of the active sites in bimetallic …

Emerging low-nuclearity supported metal catalysts with atomic level precision for efficient heterogeneous catalysis

X Zheng, B Li, Q Wang, D Wang, Y Li - Nano research, 2022 - Springer
Supported atomically dispersed metal catalysts (ADMCs) have received enormous attention
due to their high atom utilization efficiency, mass activity and excellent selectivity. Single …

Understanding the structure-performance relationship of active sites at atomic scale

R Li, D Wang - Nano Research, 2022 - Springer
Metal-based atomically dispersed catalysts have attracted more attention because of their
excellent catalytic performance and nearly 100% atom utilization. Therefore, it is very …

Long‐range interactions in diatomic catalysts boosting electrocatalysis

WH Li, J Yang, D Wang - Angewandte Chemie, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The simultaneous presence of two active metal centres in diatomic catalysts (DACs) leads to
the occurrence of specific interactions between active sites. Such interactions, referred to as …

Atomically dispersed Ni activates adjacent Ce sites for enhanced electrocatalytic oxygen evolution activity

Z Pei, H Zhang, ZP Wu, XF Lu, D Luan, XW Lou - Science Advances, 2023 - science.org
Manipulating the intrinsic activity of heterogeneous catalysts at the atomic level is an
effective strategy to improve the electrocatalytic performances but remains challenging …

[HTML][HTML] Interfacial assembly of binary atomic metal-Nx sites for high-performance energy devices

Z Jiang, X Liu, XZ Liu, S Huang, Y Liu, ZC Yao… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Anion-exchange membrane fuel cells and Zn–air batteries based on non-Pt group metal
catalysts typically suffer from sluggish cathodic oxygen reduction. Designing advanced …

Superiority of dual‐atom catalysts in electrocatalysis: one step further than single‐atom catalysts

R Li, D Wang - Advanced Energy Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, dual‐atom catalysts (DACs) have attracted extensive attention, as an
extension of single‐atom catalysts (SACs). Compared with SACs, DACs have higher metal …

Adjacent Fe Site boosts electrocatalytic oxygen evolution at Co site in single-atom-catalyst through a dual-metal-site design

C Chen, M Sun, F Zhang, H Li, M Sun, P Fang… - Energy & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Co-based single-atom-catalysts have emerged as possible candidates for the oxygen
evolution reaction (OER); however, further improvements in the performance of Co metal …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-atom cluster catalysts for efficient electrocatalysis

L Sun, V Reddu, X Wang - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Multi-atom cluster catalysts have turned out to be novel heterogeneous catalysts with atomic
dispersion for electrochemical energy applications. Beyond a simple combination of single …

A brief history of zinc–air batteries: 140 years of epic adventures

JN Liu, CX Zhao, J Wang, D Ren, BQ Li… - Energy & Environmental …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Aqueous zinc–air batteries constitute cutting-edge technology toward the next-generation
sustainable energy storage. A retrospective of its general history can help to understand the …