Challenges and opportunities in engineering the electronic structure of single-atom catalysts

V Giulimondi, S Mitchell, J Pérez-Ramírez - ACS catalysis, 2023 - ACS Publications
Controlling the electronic structure of transition-metal single-atom heterogeneous catalysts
(SACs) is crucial to unlocking their full potential. The ability to do this with increasing …

[HTML][HTML] Electronic structure regulation in the design of low-cost efficient electrocatalysts: From theory to applications

R Cheng, Y Min, H Li, C Fu - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Electrocatalysts play a pivotal role in reducing the reaction barriers for key reactions such as
the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), oxygen evolution reaction (OER), and hydrogen …

Recent progress of metal single-atom catalysts for energy applications

Q Yang, Y Jiang, H Zhuo, EM Mitchell, Q Yu - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Single-atom catalysts (SACs) have received tremendous attention in heterogeneous
catalysis because of their excellent catalytic performance and robust stability. Metal SACs …

Carbon nanocage with maximum utilization of atomically dispersed iron as efficient oxygen electroreduction nanoreactor

X Tang, Y Wei, W Zhai, Y Wu, T Hu, K Yuan… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
As key parameters of electrocatalysts, the density and utilization of active sites determine the
electrocatalytic performance toward oxygen reduction reaction. Unfortunately, prevalent …

Single-atom catalysts across the periodic table

SK Kaiser, Z Chen, D Faust Akl, S Mitchell… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Isolated atoms featuring unique reactivity are at the heart of enzymatic and homogeneous
catalysts. In contrast, although the concept has long existed, single-atom heterogeneous …

Unraveling the origin of sulfur‐doped Fe‐N‐C single‐atom catalyst for enhanced oxygen reduction activity: effect of iron spin‐state tuning

Z Chen, H Niu, J Ding, H Liu, PH Chen… - Angewandte …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Heteroatom doped atomically dispersed Fe1‐NC catalysts have been found to show
excellent activity toward oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). However, the origin of the …

Regulating Electronic Structure of Fe–N4 Single Atomic Catalyst via Neighboring Sulfur Doping for High Performance Lithium–Sulfur Batteries

L Ren, J Liu, Y Zhao, Y Wang, X Lu… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Constructing high performance electrocatalysts for lithium polysulfides (LiPSs) adsorption
and fast conversion is the effective way to boost practical energy density and cycle life of …

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 …

Fundamental, application and opportunities of single atom catalysts for Li-S batteries

T Zhou, J Liang, S Ye, Q Zhang, J Liu - Energy Storage Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Li-S batteries are regarded as promising energy storage devices for future electric vehicles
(EVs) due to the advantages of high energy density and low cost. However, their practical …

Intrinsic electrocatalytic activity regulation of M–N–C single‐atom catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction

CX Zhao, BQ Li, JN Liu, Q Zhang - … Chemie International Edition, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Single‐atom catalysts (SACs) with highly active sites atomically dispersed on substrates
exhibit unique advantages regarding maximum atomic efficiency, abundant chemical …