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Summary: In this study, a series of atomically dispersed cobalt catalysts with different coordination numbers were synthesized and their performance in peroxymonosulfate (PMS) conversion was explored. The results showed that the catalytic specific activity of the catalysts depended on the coordination number of single Co atom, with the lowest-coordinated Co-N-2 catalyst exhibiting the highest specific activity. It was found that reducing the coordination number increased the electron density of the single Co atom, which governed the Fenton-like performance of the catalysts. Additionally, the entire Co-pyridinic N-C motif was identified as the active center for PMS conversion, with the single Co atom, pyridinic N-bonded C atoms, and nitrogen vacancy neighboring the unsaturated Co-pyridinic N-2 moiety contributing to PMS reduction and oxidation.
ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Hu Liu et al.
Summary: This study presents an asymmetrically coordinated metal single-atom catalyst for efficient dehydrogenation of formic acid. The catalyst exhibits impressive activity and stability, outperforming symmetrically coordinated catalysts and commercial catalysts.
ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Kunyue Leng et al.
Summary: An interfacial cladding strategy is used to construct monodispersed dual-atom metal sites in dual-atom catalysts (DACs), which exhibit remarkable activity in electrocatalytic oxygen reduction reaction, providing a new approach for the design of dual-atom catalysts.
ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Jingting Song et al.
Summary: Reducing the particle size in supported metal catalysts to single-atom level isolates the active sites and maximizes atomic utilization efficiency. However, the large inter-atom distance in low-loading single-atom catalysts is not favorable for complex reactions. This study demonstrates that reducing the inter-atom distance of copper catalysts supported on carbon nitride allows for dinuclear-type coactivation at adjacent metal sites.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Chen Ouyang et al.
Summary: Controlling pyrolysis conditions enhances the catalytic activity of the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and can produce low-cost catalysts.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xingkun Wang et al.
Summary: This study utilized single Co-N-C catalysts with asymmetric Co-N3P1 structure formed by P-doping to optimize the activities and stability of oxygen reduction reaction, oxygen evolution reaction, and hydrogen evolution reaction, while maintaining high Cl--corrosion resistance.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xuedi Sheng et al.
Summary: The study involves optimizing the working microenvironment of structurally engineered Ni-N-C catalyst for acidic CO2 electrolysis by adding hydrophobic PTFE nanoparticles. This modification leads to high CO Faradaic efficiency, high CO2 utilization, and enhanced water-flooding resistant ability.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xin Li et al.
Summary: This study achieves highly reversible encapsulation-based sodium storage by designing a functional hollow carbon nanotube with Zn single atom sites embedded in the carbon shell. The design reduces the nucleation barrier of Na deposition and provides excellent ion/electron transport channels, improving the safety and cycling performance of the sodium metal anode.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Shu-Guo Han et al.
Summary: In this study, an enzyme-inspired single-molecular heterojunction electrocatalyst was designed for CO2 reduction reaction and CO2 electrolysis. It exhibits outstanding catalytic performance, outperforming other catalysts, and its mechanism for improving reaction efficiency is revealed through deuterium kinetic isotope effect and proton inventory studies.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xue-Feng Cheng et al.
Summary: Symmetry-broken Cusingle-atom catalysts with higher catalytic activity and long-term stability have been designed for nitrate electrocatalytic reduction, providing a new approach for industrial production of ammonia.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Jiachen Li et al.
Summary: Water electrolysis involves two parallel reactions, oxygen evolution and hydrogen evolution. The energy-intensive oxygen evolution is a limiting step in water electrolysis. Coupling the electrooxidation of organic alternatives with hydrogen evolution allows for the simultaneous production of high-value organic fine chemicals and hydrogen.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Zhihao Pei et al.
Summary: In this study, a catalyst with atomically dispersed Ni/Co dual-metal sites anchored on nitrogen-doped carbon hollow prisms was successfully designed and synthesized. This catalyst exhibits superior electrocatalytic activity and kinetics, and density functional theory calculations showed strong synergistic interactions and optimized electronic structure, resulting in reduced reaction energy barrier.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xiao-Feng Qiu et al.
Summary: A stable and conductive two-dimensional phthalocyanine-based covalent-organic framework (COF) was shown as an electrocatalyst for the reduction of CO2 to acetate with high efficiency and stability.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xiaohui Sun et al.
Summary: Two single-Cu-atom catalysts, Cu1N3@PCN and Cu1P3@PCN, were fabricated and showed high selectivity towards CO and H-2 production, respectively. Experimental and theoretical analysis revealed the modulation mechanism of doping P on the catalytic performance.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Zhi-Wen Yang et al.
Summary: This review summarizes the molecular engineering of several N-based metal complexes and provides general modification strategies for designing novel molecular catalysts with high intrinsic activity.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Gang Wang et al.
Summary: In this study, a photocatalyst composed of P and Cu dual sites was developed for highly efficient reduction of CO2 to high-value carbon products. The formation of charge-enriched Cu sites and the role of isolated P atoms during photocatalysis were identified through spectroscopic characterizations and theoretical simulations. This work offers new insights into the design of photocatalysts for efficient CO2 conversion.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Bingqing Wang et al.
Summary: This study investigates the site distance effect on the catalytic reactivity of single-atom catalysts. The optimized distance between copper atoms matches with the molecular size of the reactant, resulting in the most efficient catalyst for the oxidation of organic contaminants.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Mina R. Narouz et al.
Summary: By decorating iron porphyrins with imidazolium pendants, a family of multifunctional secondary coordination sphere groups is developed to enhance catalytic performance in synthetic systems. In the electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR), these imidazolium units promote multiple synergistic effects to increase CO2RR activity. The study also reveals that through-space charge effects have a stronger impact on catalytic CO2RR performance than hydrogen bonding in this context.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Shanyong Chen et al.
Summary: Sulfur doping in metal-nitrogen-carbon single-atom catalysts enhances the electrocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) by accelerating H2O activation and providing sufficient protons.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Domenico Grammatico et al.
Summary: This review discusses the state of the art of different catalyst-support systems for CO2RR and proposes necessary steps for future developments. The article emphasizes the need for standard benchmarking for comparison of these support systems and the development of advanced techniques to aid rational design principles.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xia Wang et al.
Summary: In this study, a pentacoordinated Zr-based single-atom catalyst (SAC) with nontrivial axial O ligands (O-Zr-N-C) was developed for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). The addition of O ligands provides stable local structure and proper adsorption capability for intermediates, resulting in excellent ORR performance that surpasses commercial Pt/C. Furthermore, the Zr site shows good resistance towards aggregation, enabling the synthesis of Zr-based SAC with high loading, which achieves a record-high power density in zinc-air batteries (ZABs).
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Hainan Shi et al.
Summary: This study presents a dual-metal photocatalyst consisting of atomically dispersed indium and copper anchored on polymeric carbon nitride, which achieved high ethanol production rate and selectivity by enhancing charge separation and electron transfer between indium and copper active sites. Moreover, the dual-metal sites promoted the adsorption of *CO intermediates and lowered the energy barrier of C-C coupling, contributing to the high performance of the catalyst in CO2 photoreduction.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Jing-Jing Lv et al.
Summary: This review extends the discussion of electrocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction (eCO2RR) to the microenvironment around the electrocatalytic center and provides a comprehensive overview of recent research progress. The microenvironment is categorized based on the components relevant to electrocatalytic active sites, and the factors affecting the catalytic performance of eCO2RR are discussed. Challenges, potential solutions, and perspectives for future research are also addressed.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Ji Yang et al.
Summary: This study reveals the restructuring of the as-synthesized Cu-N4 single-atom site to nanoparticles during the electrochemical reduction of nitrate to ammonia. The restructuring and the enhancement of the ammonia production rate occur concurrently with the applied potential switching. The Cu nanoparticles are found to be the genuine active sites for nitrate reduction to ammonia.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Jeffrey S. Derrick et al.
Summary: This study investigates the influence of bicarbonate on iron porphyrin-catalyzed electrochemical CO2 reduction and demonstrates that templating bicarbonate near the molecular iron porphyrin catalyst increases its acidity and enhances catalytic rates.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Yiqun Chen et al.
Summary: By stabilizing the Fe3+ sites, F-doped Fe-N-C single-site catalysts can enhance the efficiency of CO2RR. The stabilized Fe3+ sites promote CO2RR, suppress competing hydrogen evolution reaction, and increase the electroactive surface area and charge transfer.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Jia-Xin Peng et al.
Summary: In this study, a post metal halide modification strategy was developed to construct Ni-N-4 sites with axially coordinated halogen atoms, which can regulate the electronic states of Ni atoms. The Ni1N-C (Cl) catalyst, decorated with Cl atoms, showed excellent performance in CO2 reduction and Zn-CO2 battery.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Runze Li et al.
Summary: This article discusses the key factors affecting the catalytic performance of metal-based atomically dispersed catalysts and their relationship with the active sites. It first introduces the effectiveness of active site design through coordination effects, then discusses the role of chemical bonds in the active sites and the influence of the spacing of active atoms in intermetallic compounds on catalytic behavior. Additionally, the importance of synergistic effects in catalyst design is emphasized, and the key parameters affecting catalytic performance at the atomic scale are summarized.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Francesca Arcudi et al.
Summary: The conversion of acetylene to ethylene at room temperature can be achieved using a visible-light-driven process with a cobalt catalyst and water proton source. This photocatalytic system offers high selectivity, efficiency, and sustainability.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Lingyou Zeng et al.
Summary: In water splitting electrolyzers, platinum single-atom catalysts show remarkable catalytic activity and stability for anodic oxygen evolution. Their superior performance is attributed to the unique coordination with cobalt hydrogen phosphate and the suppression of soluble platinum species. Utilizing alkaline water electrolyzers with ultra-low platinum loading achieves industrial-level current density and high durability.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Guosheng Chen et al.
Summary: This study presents the design of an exogenous hydrogen-bonded organic framework to modulate the conformation of cytochrome c, enabling non-native bioactivity for the enzyme. By manipulating the flexible conformation of the enzyme, the researchers demonstrate the advantages of artificial hydrogen-bonded scaffolds in modulating enzyme activity.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Rui Qi et al.
Summary: Stability and activity of single-atom catalysts (SACs) in CO2 reduction reactions (CO(2)RRs) were investigated. Oxygen vacancies on metal oxide surfaces were found to stabilize single atoms, but only a fraction of them remained stable with the adsorption of intermediates. The stability was determined by the electronegativity and number of outer electrons of single atoms, the d-band center of metal oxides, and the relative coordination number of the adsorbed species.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Lei Shi et al.
Summary: In this study, B/N codoped porous carbon nanotube-supported single Mo site catalysts were designed and synthesized for efficient electrochemical N-2 reduction reaction. The catalyst exhibited high catalytic activity and faradaic efficiency, making it a promising candidate for artificial ammonia synthesis.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Zhipeng Yu et al.
Summary: This study reports a bimetallic iridium-iron diatomic catalyst (IrFe-N-C) that exhibits excellent performance in oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and is used in zinc-air batteries.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Jing Yu et al.
Summary: This study proposes a strategy to design high-performance single-atom catalysts by manipulating the coordination environment of metal atoms. Experimental and theoretical results demonstrate that optimizing the coordination structure can enhance the catalytic efficiency of water splitting. Specifically, coordinating Ni with specific heteroatoms can improve the catalytic activity.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Euiyeon Jung et al.
Summary: Enhancing polysulfide conversion kinetics is crucial for improving the performance of lithium-sulfur batteries. By modifying the local atomic structure of catalysts and introducing dual binding sites, the binding geometry of lithium polysulfides can be engineered, leading to improved conversion kinetics and promising cycling performance at high C rates.
ACS ENERGY LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Shengwen Liu et al.
Summary: In this study, a highly durable and active Fe-N-C catalyst was synthesized by depositing a thin layer of nitrogen-doped carbon on the catalyst surface. The stability improvement of the catalyst can overcome the cost barriers of hydrogen fuel cells.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Qilong Wu et al.
Summary: This study demonstrates a self-corrosion strategy to control the defect density in carbon materials, leading to enhanced oxygen reduction catalytic performance. The high-density carbon defects were found to serve as efficient active sites, contributing to improved electrocatalytic activity.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Kaian Sun et al.
Summary: This study demonstrates a new heteronuclear Mo-Se single atom electrocatalyst (MoSA-SeSA) that can efficiently reduce CO2 to CO with high Faradaic efficiency. Both experimental and theoretical results indicate that MoSA interacts directly with the ECR feedstock and intermediates, while SeSA modulates the electronic structure of MoSA through long-range electron delocalization, inhibiting MoSA poisoning caused by CO adsorption. In addition, SeSA located far from MoSA helps suppress the hydrogen evolution reaction and facilitate CO2 transport.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Tian Ma et al.
Summary: This study reports the design of a novel catalyst by confining atomic Pt in metal carbide lattices, achieving similar electronic structures and hydrogen evolution behaviors as metallic Pt. The catalyst exhibits higher mass activity in alkaline conditions compared to traditional Pt catalysts, providing a new pathway for constructing atomic-scale catalysts.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Si Chen et al.
Summary: Regulating the interspace between the platinum and nickel precursors allows for the synthesis of Pt1Ni1 dimers and Pt-1+Ni-1 heteronuclear dual-single-atom catalysts. Experimental and theoretical results show that Pt1Ni1 dimers exhibit higher activity due to the interspace-dependent synergy, contributing to enhanced H-2 production.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Wen-Hao Li et al.
Summary: This article comprehensively summarizes and discusses the regulation, mechanism, and electrocatalytic applications of long-range interactions (LRIs) in diatomic catalysts (DACs). Additionally, it proposes the challenges, opportunities, and future development of LRIs in DACs.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Wen-Hao Li et al.
Summary: This paper presents a single-atom catalyst (SAC) strategy to improve the cobalt-catalysed fluorination of acyl chlorides. The stable Co-F intermediate formed by oxidative fluorination of Co-1-N-4@NC SAC can replace the unstable high-valent cobalt catalytic system and avoid the use of phosphine ligands. This work demonstrates the potential of inorganic SACs in organofluorine chemistry and provides a valuable reference for studying the structure-activity relationship in catalyst design and chemical reaction mechanisms.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Gengyu Xing et al.
Summary: This study presents a dual nitrogen source coordinated strategy to achieve high density Cu-N-4 SAS, which exhibits superior ORR activity and stability in alkaline media. The Cu-N-4 SAS supported on 3D N-doped carbon nanotubes/graphene structure shows promising performance in H-2/O-2 AEMFC.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
R. Dominic Ross et al.
Summary: This study demonstrates the potential of a metal organic framework catalyst called Ni(3)HAB(2) for selective and active two-electron oxygen reduction reaction (2e(-) ORR) in neutral electrolytes. The study also reveals the influence of the catalyst's redox features on the ORR and proposes a hypothesis for the reaction mechanism.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Pablo Garrido-Barros et al.
Summary: In order to solve the selectivity issue in electrocatalytic ammonia synthesis, a tandem catalysis strategy is proposed to promote the nitrogen reduction cycle through the cooperation of molecular complexes and co-catalysts, achieving N-H bond formation at a favorable applied potential.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Baiyu Yang et al.
Summary: In this study, the authors successfully electrocatalytically reduced CO2 into high-value alcohols through the synergy between inorganic and organic phases. They found that copper complexes with higher intramolecular tension and coordination asymmetry exhibited higher catalytic activity. This study highlights the exploitation of structure-dependent electrochemical property to guide CO2 reduction pathways and provides a potential strategy for targeted alcohol synthesis by constructing organic/inorganic Cu hybrids.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Fanpeng Cheng et al.
Summary: A universal ligand regulation strategy was developed to build well-aligned Ni-BDC-based MOF nanosheet arrays with S introducing, showing enhanced activity and stability for the hydrogen evolution reaction.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Siliu Lyu et al.
Summary: This study presents a strategy to enhance the OER activity of poorly conductive MOFs by confining them between graphene multilayers. The results show that this strategy significantly reduces the overpotential and retains the activity, and can be applied to other MOFs of different structures to enhance their electrocatalytic activities.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Peng Rao et al.
Summary: In this study, multiple single metal atoms were successfully anchored onto carbon supports as high-entropy single-atom catalysts using a movable typing method. This opens up a new approach for investigating highly efficient single-atom catalysts with multiple compositions.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Xiaoran Zhang et al.
Summary: This study presents a diatomic catalyst with bonded Fe-Ni pairs to improve the efficiency of electrochemical urea synthesis. Compared with isolated diatomic and single-atom catalysts, the bonded Fe-Ni pairs act as efficient sites for coordinated adsorption and activation of multiple reactants, enhancing the thermodynamics and kinetics of the crucial C-N coupling reaction. Additionally, the study achieves high urea yield rate and corresponding Faradaic efficiency.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Wenzheng Li et al.
Summary: The use of bifunctional ionomers as polymer electrolytes enables CO2 activation and ethylene synthesis in solid-state polymer electrolyzers running on pure water.
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Hongyu Jing et al.
Summary: This review comprehensively outlines the latest progress of theory-guided design of advanced energy transformation materials, with a focus on the study of single atoms in various power devices and electrocatalytic conversion reactions related to energy. The electronic structure, interaction mechanism, and reaction activation path are discussed, and experimental synthesis strategies, structural recognition, and electrocatalytic performance are determined. Some viewpoints into the current issues and future design concept are also provided.
ADVANCED POWDER MATERIALS
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Physical
Han Yan et al.
Summary: This review summarizes the recent progress and performances of noble-metal single atoms or nanocluster catalysts supported on CeO2, and discusses the uniqueness of CeO2 as a catalyst support and the synthetic strategies.
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Ligang Wang et al.
Summary: The emergence of nanomaterials has brought attention to the close relationship between size and performance. This review focuses on the recent progress in multi-scale materials and their catalytic reactions, highlighting the importance of understanding composition and exploring catalytic activity. The opportunities and challenges for applying these materials in catalysis, energy, and environmental protection are also outlined.
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Bingqing Wang et al.
Summary: Converting CO2 emissions into valuable carbonaceous chemicals/fuels is a sustainable approach for carbon balance and alleviating energy shortage. Low-dimensional material supported single-atom catalysts have shown great potential in electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction. This review summarizes the synthesis strategies and types of low-dimensional material supported single-atom catalysts, and highlights the optimization strategies for CO2 electroreduction. The perspectives and challenges of utilizing these catalysts for electrochemical CO2 reduction are also discussed.
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Hongda Liu et al.
Summary: Photocatalysts with metal single atoms as active sites have gained much attention for their high efficiency and well-defined active centers. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have emerged as promising supports for creating single atom catalysts. This review comprehensively summarizes the development of MOF-supported single atom catalysts in photocatalysis and discusses their applications in energy conversion.
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Physical
Ligang Wang et al.
Summary: Currently, global energy consumption heavily relies on traditional fossil fuels, leading to resource scarcity and significant carbon dioxide emissions. The concept of carbon neutrality has been proposed by many countries to address this issue. Two main strategies, reducing CO2 emissions and developing sustainable clean energy, are crucial in achieving carbon neutrality. This review highlights the importance of advanced single-atom catalysts (SACs) in converting CO2 into efficient carbon energy and introduces energy conversion technologies and devices that can replace polluting fossil fuels, such as photocatalytic and electrocatalytic water splitting. The review concludes with an overview of the challenges and future applications of SACs in contributing to carbon neutrality.
Review
Chemistry, Physical
Qishun Wang et al.
Summary: CO2 emissions are a global concern, and converting CO2 into value-added products has great potential in industry. Research on single-atom site catalysis has become increasingly systematic, aiming to understand the structure-performance relationship of catalysts in CO2 activation. However, there is still much to be learned about the synthetic procedure and reaction pathway, requiring further efforts.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Shu-Hu Yin et al.
Summary: Increasing the density of Fe-N-4 sites in Fe-N-C materials can enhance the kinetics of the oxygen reduction reaction in proton exchange membrane fuel cells. A surface-rich pyridinic-N carbon substrate has been shown to be more favorable for forming surface Fe-N2+2 sites with superior intrinsic activity. These structural advantages contribute to the high performance of Fe-g-NC/Phen in fuel cells.
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Guangbo Chen et al.
Summary: The study successfully constructed catalysts with densely exposed surface FeN4 moieties on hierarchically porous carbon, which exhibited excellent ORR activity in acidic media and promising performance in proton exchange membrane fuel cells.
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Physical
Zesheng Li et al.
Summary: This paper introduces the latest research progress of single-atom catalysts (SACs), especially in terms of high metal loading and high-density metal atom catalytic properties. It also introduces the concept of metal atomic foam catalysts (AFCs), redefining the atomic structure of this new type of catalyst. The paper summarizes the synthesis methods of AFCs on different supports and discusses the catalytic principles and application cases in various heterogeneous catalysis fields. In addition, the paper points out the challenges and prospects of AFCs in practical industrial applications.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Ying Wang et al.
Summary: The study introduces a new electrocatalyst, Fe-2-N-C, which demonstrates higher efficiency and durability in CO2RR. Through experimental and theoretical analysis, it is revealed that the orbital coupling between iron dual sites decreases the energy gap between antibonding and bonding states in *CO adsorption.
ACS ENERGY LETTERS
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Chang-Xin Zhao et al.
Summary: This Review summarizes the regulation strategies for promoting the intrinsic electrocatalytic ORR activity of M-N-C SACs by modulation of the center metal atoms, the coordinated atoms, the environmental atoms, and the guest groups. The study includes both theoretical calculations and experimental investigations to provide a comprehensive understanding of the structure-performance relationship. Proposed future directions involve developing advanced M-N-C SACs for electrocatalytic ORR and other analogous reactions.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yi Li et al.
Summary: The passage discusses the importance of clean and efficient energy storage and conversion through sustainable water and nitrogen reactions, emphasizing the crucial role of electrochemical reactions in clean energy technologies and the significance of innovative electrocatalysis in boosting energy conversion efficiency.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Tongfei Li et al.
Summary: Developing affordable and efficient electrocatalysts as precious metal alternatives for hydrogen evolution reaction is essential for sustainable energy technologies. The optimized Mo@NMCNFs showed superior performance compared to previously reported nonprecious electrocatalysts, indicating the potential for high-efficiency heterogeneous catalyst design in various energy technologies. The concept of both geometric and electronic engineering of SACs provides guidance for future catalyst development.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Wenpeng Ni et al.
Summary: By coupling with single-atom Fe-N-4 sites, the activity of intrinsic carbon defects can be significantly improved, leading to remarkable enhancements in electrocatalytic performance for CO2 reduction. The resulting catalyst shows high CO Faradaic efficiency, CO selectivity, and current density, demonstrating great potential for the development of rechargeable Zn-CO2 batteries.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Ningqiang Zhang et al.
Summary: An Ag-1 single-atom catalyst, synthesized from Ag nanoparticles and MnO2 surface reconstruction, shows high efficiency and stability for electrochemical CO2 reduction. DFT calculations indicate that single Ag sites act exclusively as active sites in the CO2RR.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yan Zhang et al.
Summary: A single-atom Ni catalyst with different N coordination numbers was fabricated using a post-synthetic metal substitution strategy. The Ni-N-3-C catalyst showed significantly enhanced COOH* formation leading to accelerated CO2 reduction, achieving high CO Faradaic efficiency and excellent performance in Zn-CO2 battery. This work provides a new approach for modulation of coordination microenvironment in single-atom catalysts for CO2 utilization.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Zuozhong Liang et al.
Summary: Synthesizing metal-organic framework (MOF)-supported Co porphyrins for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) leads to improved activity and selectivity. The grafted Co porphyrins show boosted ORR activity and improved selectivity for the 4e ORR, demonstrating potential for application as air electrode catalysts in Zn-air batteries.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yuanjun Chen et al.
Summary: This study demonstrates the correlation between atomic configuration induced electronic density of single-atom Co active sites and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) performance. The designed and synthesized Co-1-N3PS/HC catalyst shows outstanding ORR activity in alkaline and acidic media, surpassing Pt/C and most non-precious ORR electrocatalysts. Insights from this work promote rational design of efficient catalysts.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Yu Xiong et al.
Summary: The study successfully synthesized cobalt single atom site catalysts supported on carbon nitride with high metal loading. These catalysts exhibited excellent catalytic properties for the oxidation of ethylbenzene in air, showing high turnover frequency, selectivity, and stability. DFT calculations revealed the low energy barrier and high resistance to water of these catalysts, contributing to their robust catalytic performance.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Yafei Zhao et al.
Summary: By introducing a yolk@shell catalyst design, single-atom catalysis for nitroaromatic hydrogenation and alkene epoxidation reactions can be achieved simultaneously, leading to the synthesis of amino alcohols. This approach provides a versatile strategy to integrate different single metal sites within one system for the continuous and straightforward synthesis of complex compounds for various challenging reactions.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Huanyu Jin et al.
Summary: A novel unsaturated nickel surface nitride catalyst has been developed for efficient and stable hydrogen electrocatalytic production in alkaline seawater. The catalyst shows lower overpotential compared to traditional metal nitrides and can effectively generate hydronium ions in high-pH electrolyte.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yan Li et al.
Summary: This study presents a hybrid catalyst with atomic iron sites anchored on a N,O-doped porous carbon matrix, demonstrating enhanced efficiency and yield for nitrogen reduction reaction.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Long Jiao et al.
Summary: Through the direct pyrolysis of MOFs assembled with Fe and Ni-doped ZnO nanoparticles, a novel Fe-1-Ni-1-N-C catalyst with neighboring Fe and Ni single-atom pairs on nitrogen-doped carbon support has been precisely constructed. The synergism of neighboring Fe and Ni single-atom pairs significantly boosts the electrocatalytic reduction of CO2, surpassing catalysts with separate Fe or Ni single atoms. The study reveals the importance of the communicative effect between adjacent single atoms for improved catalysis in single-atom catalysts containing multiple metal species.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Shaolong Zhang et al.
Summary: By constructing a multifunctional catalyst of isolated single-atom nickel in hollow nitrogen-doped porous carbon (Ni-N-5/HNPC), the performance of lithium-sulfur batteries has been successfully enhanced, including improved electrical conductivity, enhanced physical-chemical restriction capability towards lithium polysulfides, and boosted redox reaction kinetics.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Cong Fang et al.
Summary: This study theoretically investigates the electrocatalytic N-2 reduction performance of nine prototypical single-metal-atom active sites (SMASs) embedded in defective BN nanosheets. The results reveal the significant influence of the spin state of SMAS on tuning the potential-determining steps of electrocatalytic N-2 reduction reaction (eNRR), with higher spin states being beneficial for reducing limiting potentials of eNRR. The study provides guidance for catalyst design to enhance eNRR performance by tuning the spin state of the active site, breaking the scaling relations between key N-containing intermediates.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Cheng-Long Yang et al.
Summary: Atomically ordered intermetallic nanoparticles show promise for catalytic applications, with platinum intermetallics synthesized on porous sulfur-doped carbon supports demonstrating high activity and resistance to metal sintering. The intermetallic libraries of small nanoparticles exhibit high mass efficiency in proton-exchange-membrane fuel cells, achieving significant activity levels.
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Chemistry, Physical
Junhong Fu et al.
Summary: A dual single-atom catalyst (DSAC) Ir1Mo1/TiO2 showed much greater catalytic chemoselectivity than comparable single-atom catalysts for the hydrogenation of 4-nitrostyrene. Density functional theory studies revealed that Ir single atoms affect H2 activation while Mo single atoms are responsible for 4-NS adsorption, with synergistic cooperation contributing to the better catalytic performance.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Ashwani Kumar et al.
Summary: The study successfully prepared nickel-cobalt single-atom dimers as high-performance pH-universal H-2 evolution electrocatalysts, demonstrating improved HER kinetics under alkaline/acidic conditions through rational structural design and preparation methods.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Hui Su et al.
Summary: Uncovering the dynamics of active sites in working conditions is crucial to improve the activity and stability of oxygen evolution reaction electrocatalysts. In this study, dynamic-coupling oxygen on atomically dispersed iridium sites was identified during the oxygen evolution reaction, leading to enhanced activity and resistance to over-oxidation and dissolution of the active sites.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
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Chemistry, Physical
Tingcha Wei et al.
Summary: By engineering the exposed facets of TiO2 supports, the coordination environment of PtAu dual atoms can be regulated, leading to a significant increase in the H-2 evolution rate. The PtAu dual-atom cocatalyzed PtAu/{001}-TiO2 showed a 1000-fold increase compared to blank {001}-TiO2, with 4 times higher production rate than PtAu/{101}-TiO2.
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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Zedong Zhang et al.
Summary: The study introduces a simple and practical method to synthesize a monolithic single-atom catalyst supported on nitrogen-doped carbon foams, showing excellent activity and selectivity in semi-hydrogenation reactions. The catalyst's great integrity and mechanical strength allow for easy separation and recycling, demonstrating high reusability and stability. The discovery of isolated site effect offers a new pathway for designing highly selective catalysts, while the development of monolithic single-atom catalysts opens up new opportunities for practical applications.
SCIENCE CHINA-MATERIALS
(2021)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Ben Zhang et al.
Summary: This paper presents the most pivotal advances in engineering MOF nanoarchitectures for efficient electrochemical water splitting. It summarizes the design of catalytic centers for MOF-based/derived electrocatalysts and discusses breakthroughs in catalytic activities, identification of highly active sites, and fundamental mechanisms. Additionally, it provides comprehensive commentary on current primary challenges and future perspectives in water splitting and its commercialization for hydrogen production.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2021)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yu Gu et al.
Summary: Studying atomic interface regulation for optimizing single-atom catalysts proves to be a worthwhile research topic, with the successful preparation of a novel W-NO/NC catalyst through the introduction of an oxygen-bridged [WO4] tetrahedron. This catalyst demonstrates excellent selectivity and activity for the electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction, highlighting the importance of coordination structure in influencing properties.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2021)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Ningqiang Zhang et al.
Summary: Dual-atom site catalysts (DACs) have shown significant potential in heterogeneous catalysis, with Pd-2 DAC demonstrating superior catalytic performance and stability in the electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) due to electron transfer between dimeric Pd sites.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2021)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Shuyu Liang et al.
Summary: Electrochemical CO2 reduction to CO using transition metal/N-doped carbon catalysts, especially Ni and Fe-N-C, shows great potential for large-scale production. The regulation of active sites in the catalysts can adjust the electrocatalytic performance for CO2 reduction.
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Energy & Fuels
Lichen Bai et al.
Summary: This study presents a general synthesis method for Co-, Fe- and Ni-containing double-atom catalysts from their single-atom precursors via in situ electrochemical transformation. The characterization reveals molecule-like bimetallic active sites for these supported catalysts, with proposed catalytic cycles showing bimetallic cooperation. The mechanisms for O-O bond formation differ in the site and source of OH- as well as the order of proton and electron transfer.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Weiren Cheng et al.
Summary: Insight into the structural evolution of oxygen electrocatalysts, particularly the Br-Ni-MOF, during the OER process reveals significant performance improvements, with the post-formed gamma-NiOOH analog showing high OER performance due to strong electronic coupling between Br and Ni atoms.
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Cheng Tang et al.
Summary: This study demonstrates that the molecular-level local structure, including first and second coordination spheres, plays a critical role in determining the selectivity of catalytic reactions. By modifying the first and second coordination spheres of Co-SACs, it is possible to tailor the oxygen reduction reaction selectivity. The unique selectivity change originates from the structure-dependent shift of active sites, leading to improved activity and selectivity for acidic H2O2 electrosynthesis.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2021)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Di Liu et al.
Summary: The study successfully synthesized IrCuNi deeply concave nanocubes, significantly enhancing the efficiency of oxygen evolution reaction in acidic electrolyte. The obtained product showed high activity, with the precious metal based mass activity being 19 times that of pristine Ir.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Gege Yang et al.
Summary: The research uncovered the mechanism of the oxygen reduction reaction on dual-metal atomically dispersed Fe,Mn/N-C catalyst, demonstrating its excellent performance and durability in fuel cells and metal-air batteries.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
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Chemistry, Physical
Qingqing Tu et al.
Summary: A NiFe-LDH catalyst with partially crystalline characteristics was synthesized, showing high catalytic activity and stability during seawater electrolysis. The presence of more boundaries in the partially crystalline NiFe-LDH contributes to its higher catalytic efficiency and stability in alkalized seawater.
ACS APPLIED ENERGY MATERIALS
(2021)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Jieyuan Liu et al.
Summary: Long-term exposure of M-N-C catalysts in air causes surface oxidation and hydroxylation, leading to decreased ORR activity and fuel-cell performances. Hydrogen passivation protects active sites and improves storage stability of the catalysts.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2021)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yao Wang et al.
Summary: This paper systematically summarizes the fundamental understandings and intrinsic mechanisms underlying single-atom site electrocatalysts (SACs) and their electrocatalytic applications, including different preparation strategies and applications. It also discusses in depth the structure-performance relationship between SACs and electrocatalytic reactions, as well as enhancement mechanisms.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2021)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xiaohui Sun et al.
Summary: In this study, the introduction of single P atoms was found to enhance the performance of a single Fe atom catalyst in the electrochemical reduction of CO2. Experimental and computational analysis revealed that the presence of single P atoms improved the electronic localization of Fe center, leading to the stabilization of the key *COOH intermediate and enhanced CO2 electrochemical reduction performance.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2021)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yiwei Liu et al.
Summary: By constructing isolated single Pd atom in a polyoxometalate-based metal-organic framework, the selective semi-hydrogenation of acetylene in an ethylene-rich gas stream can be achieved, resulting in a high selectivity of ethylene product.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2021)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Ali Han et al.
Summary: The modulation effect can enhance the catalytic activity of Fe-N-4 moiety through adjacent Pt-N-4 moiety, but it is less effective for optimizing the ORR performances of Co-N-4/Pt-N-4 and Mn-N-4/Pt-N-4 systems.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Jiarui Yang et al.
Summary: Catalysts designed by electronic metal-support interactions (EMSI), especially the single atomic site catalyst Rh1-TiC, show higher catalytic efficiency than Pt/C, with smaller overpotentials, lower Tafel slopes, and higher mass activities. Additionally, they demonstrate energy-saving advantages compared to Pt/C.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Shubo Tian et al.
Summary: The study successfully prepared a mesoporous graphitic carbon nitride-supported dual-atom Pt-2 catalyst, which displayed excellent catalytic performance in the hydrogenation of nitrobenzene to aniline reaction, with a conversion rate higher than that of other comparative catalysts. This catalyst also shows potential applications in other important reactions.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Wenchao Wan et al.
Summary: The authors reported the structural dynamics of dual-site nickel-iron single-atom oxygen electrocatalysts under reaction conditions, proposing a dual-site pathway for the water oxidation reaction. Single-atom catalysts with maximum metal utilization efficiency show great potential for sustainable catalytic applications and fundamental mechanistic studies. The convenient molecular tailoring strategy based on graphitic carbon nitride as support allows for the rational design of single-site and dual-site single-atom catalysts.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Zhiping Zeng et al.
Summary: Diatomic site catalysts utilize two adjacent atomic metal species for their complementary functionalities and synergistic actions. The orbital coupling of hetero-diatomic nickel-iron site boosts CO2 reduction reaction and oxygen evolution reaction.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
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Chemistry, Physical
Meiling Xiao et al.
Summary: In this study, the electronic configuration of Co d-orbital was modulated by constructing the Ir-Co atomic pair, leading to boosted bifunctional activity. The developed dual-atom IrCo-N-C catalyst exhibited unprecedented activity, outperforming commercial Pt/C and Ir/C benchmarks.
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Chemistry, Physical
Deshuang Yu et al.
Summary: This study developed atomically dispersed Fe-Ni single atom catalysts that exhibit outstanding activity for oxygen reduction and evolution reactions, as well as superior performance in flexible zinc-air and aluminum-air batteries.
ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS
(2021)
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Horie Adabi et al.
Summary: This study presents a high-performing commercial oxygen reduction catalyst that can replace platinum group metal catalysts, resulting in improved performance and reduced cost for anion-exchange membrane fuel cells.
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Guosheng Chen et al.
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Chemistry, Physical
Jie Zhao et al.
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Chemistry, Physical
Jian Li et al.
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Chemistry, Physical
Zhaoyu Jin et al.
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Wenhua Zhang et al.
Summary: The past decade has seen successful dispersion of isolated single atoms on various substrates for potential applications, intensively investigated in different reactions. While the main research focus in single-atom catalysis is synthesizing stable SACs with clear configurations and impressive catalytic performance, theoretical investigations have also played crucial roles in identifying active sites, revealing catalytic mechanisms, and establishing structure-activity relationships. Special attention should be paid in theoretical works to the particularity of SACs. This Perspective summarizes the theoretical progress made on understanding the rich phenomena in single-atom catalysis.
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Shaoxuan Yang et al.
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ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2021)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Ergui Luo et al.
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ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2021)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xiaobo Zheng et al.
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Li Zhang et al.
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