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 …

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 …

Single‐atom catalysts for electrocatalytic applications

Q Zhang, J Guan - Advanced Functional Materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The recent advances in electrocatalysis for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), oxygen
evolution reaction (OER), hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), hydrogen oxidation reaction …

Tackling the activity and selectivity challenges of electrocatalysts toward the nitrogen reduction reaction via atomically dispersed biatom catalysts

X Guo, J Gu, S Lin, S Zhang, Z Chen… - Journal of the American …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Developing efficient catalysts for nitrogen fixation is becoming increasingly important but is
still challenging due to the lack of robust design criteria for tackling the activity and selectivity …

Review of carbon support coordination environments for single metal atom electrocatalysts (SACS)

W Song, C Xiao, J Ding, Z Huang, X Yang… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This topical review focuses on the distinct role of carbon support coordination environment
of single‐atom catalysts (SACs) for electrocatalysis. The article begins with an overview of …

Advanced strategies for stabilizing single-atom catalysts for energy storage and conversion

W Li, Z Guo, J Yang, Y Li, X Sun, H He, S Li… - Electrochemical Energy …, 2022 - Springer
Well-defined atomically dispersed metal catalysts (or single-atom catalysts) have been
widely studied to fundamentally understand their catalytic mechanisms, improve the catalytic …

“More is different:” synergistic effect and structural engineering in double‐atom catalysts

Y Ying, X Luo, J Qiao, H Huang - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Double‐atom catalysts (DACs) have emerged as a novel frontier in heterogeneous catalysis
because the synergistic effect between adjacent active sites can promote their catalytic …

Catalytic active centers beyond transition metals: Atomically dispersed alkaline-earth metals for the electroreduction of nitrate to ammonia

D Wu, P Lv, J Wu, B He, X Li, K Chu, Y Jia… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Alkaline-earth (AE) metals have rarely been reported to be the active centers in
heterogeneous catalysis. However, in nature, Mg cofactors in enzymes exhibit super activity …

Single-boron catalysts for nitrogen reduction reaction

C Liu, Q Li, C Wu, J Zhang, Y Jin… - Journal of the …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Boron has been explored as p-block catalysts for nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) by
density functional theory. Unlike transition metals, on which the active centers need empty d …

Synergizing Mo Single Atoms and Mo2C Nanoparticles on CNTs Synchronizes Selectivity and Activity of Electrocatalytic N2 Reduction to Ammonia

Y Ma, T Yang, H Zou, W Zang, Z Kou, L Mao… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Previous research of molybdenum‐based electrocatalysts for nitrogen reduction reaction
(NRR) has been largely considered on either isolated Mo single atoms (MoSAs) or Mo …