Recent advances in heterogeneous single-atom nanomaterials: From engineered metal-support interaction to applications in sensors

S Lv, H Wang, Y Zhou, D Tang, S Bi - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
The heterogeneous single-atom nanomaterials (HSANs) are being increasingly embodied
in the field of sensors due to their excellent performance on improving sensitivity based on …

[HTML][HTML] Highly efficient CeO2-supported noble-metal catalysts: From single atoms to nanoclusters

H Yan, N Zhang, D Wang - Chem Catalysis, 2022 - cell.com
CeO 2 nanomaterials, known for the abundant oxygen vacancies, strong interaction with
metals, and controllable synthesis with different exposed crystal facets, serve as one of the …

Size of cerium dioxide support nanocrystals dictates reactivity of highly dispersed palladium catalysts

V Muravev, A Parastaev, Y van den Bosch, B Ligt… - Science, 2023 - science.org
The catalytic performance of heterogeneous catalysts can be tuned by modulation of the
size and structure of supported transition metals, which are typically regarded as the active …

Rationally Designed Water Enriched Nano Reactor for Stable CO2 Hydrogenation with Near 100% Ethanol Selectivity over Diatomic Palladium Active Sites

J Chen, Y Zha, B Liu, Y Li, Y Xu, X Liu - ACS Catalysis, 2023 - ACS Publications
CO2 (CO) hydrogenation presents the widest route to synthesis of various valuable organic
molecules, but precise carbon–carbon coupling control to targeted products along with the …

Single‐Atom Rh on High‐Index CeO2 Facet for Highly Enhanced Catalytic CO Oxidation

J Xu, Y Wang, K Wang, M Zhao, R Zhang… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Reducible oxide‐supported noble metal nanoparticles exhibit high activity in catalyzing
many important oxidation reactions. However, atom migration under harsh reaction …

Ceria-supported Pd catalysts with different size regimes ranging from single atoms to nanoparticles for the oxidation of CO

K Ma, W Liao, W Shi, F Xu, Y Zhou, C Tang, J Lu… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Supported metal catalysts are the most widely used in industrial processes and the metal
particle size plays a crucial factor in determining the catalytic performance. Herein, CeO 2 …

Facet-dependent electronic state of Pt single atoms anchoring on CeO2 nanocrystal for CO (preferential) oxidation

Y Chen, Q Wan, L Cao, Z Gao, J Lin, L Li, X Pan… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Tuning the electronic state and local structure of single-atom dispersed metals is important
to improve the performance of single-atom catalysts. Here, we find that the electronic …

[HTML][HTML] Building up libraries and production line for single atom catalysts with precursor-atomization strategy

X He, H Zhang, X Zhang, Y Zhang, Q He… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Having the excellent catalytic performance, single atom catalysts (SACs) arouse extensive
research interest. However, the application of SACs is hindered by the lack of versatile and …

Insights into the CeO2 facet-depended performance of propane oxidation over Pt-CeO2 catalysts

J Dong, D Li, Y Zhang, P Chang, Q Jin - Journal of Catalysis, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Propane (C 3 H 8) is one of the gases hardest to convert in vehicles' exhausts,
which largely affects the emission control ability of after-treatment systems. In this paper, we …

[HTML][HTML] Self-driven electron enrichment of ultrafine PdAu nanoparticles for electrochemical CO2 reduction: High applicability of work function as an activity descriptor

F Yu, G Liu, J Zhan, Y Jia, Z Feng, B Shen… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2023 - Elsevier
Highly coupled metal/dopant-incorporated carbon dyads provide a possibility to modulate
the electron density of metallic materials by forming a rectifying interface, thus showing an …