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 …

MOF-enabled confinement and related effects for chemical catalyst presentation and utilization

J Liu, TA Goetjen, Q Wang, JG Knapp… - Chemical Society …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
A defining characteristic of nearly all catalytically functional MOFs is uniform, molecular-
scale porosity. MOF pores, linkers and nodes that define them, help regulate reactant and …

Isolating single and few atoms for enhanced catalysis

Y Chen, J Lin, B Jia, X Wang, S Jiang… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Atomically dispersed metal catalysts have triggered great interest in the field of catalysis
owing to their unique features. Isolated single or few metal atoms can be anchored on …

Atomically precise electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction

L Yan, P Li, Q Zhu, A Kumar, K Sun, S Tian, X Sun - Chem, 2023 - cell.com
Challenges in developing fuel cells provide strong stimulation to develop efficient
electrocatalysts for the sluggish cathodic oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). Among various …

Metal–organic framework-based catalysts with single metal sites

YS Wei, M Zhang, R Zou, Q Xu - Chemical Reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are a class of distinctive porous crystalline materials
constructed by metal ions/clusters and organic linkers. Owing to their structural diversity …

Well-defined materials for heterogeneous catalysis: from nanoparticles to isolated single-atom sites

Z Li, S Ji, Y Liu, X Cao, S Tian, Y Chen, Z Niu… - Chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The use of well-defined materials in heterogeneous catalysis will open up numerous new
opportunities for the development of advanced catalysts to address the global challenges in …

Carbon capture and conversion using metal–organic frameworks and MOF-based materials

M Ding, RW Flaig, HL Jiang, OM Yaghi - Chemical Society Reviews, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Rapidly increasing atmospheric CO2 concentrations threaten human society, the natural
environment, and the synergy between the two. In order to ameliorate the CO2 problem …

Confining isolated atoms and clusters in crystalline porous materials for catalysis

L Liu, A Corma - Nature Reviews Materials, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract Structure–reactivity relationships for nanoparticle-based catalysts have been
greatly influenced by the study of catalytic materials with either supported isolated metal …

“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 …

Single-atom site catalysts for environmental catalysis

N Zhang, C Ye, H Yan, L Li, H He, D Wang, Y Li - Nano Research, 2020 - Springer
In recent decades, the environmental protection and long-term sustainability have become
the focus of attention due to the increasing pollution generated by the intense …