Towards stable single-atom catalysts: strong binding of atomically dispersed transition metals on the surface of nanostructured ceria

Surface oxygen sites on CeO2 nanostructures are able to bind atoms of various transition metals strong enough to prevent their sintering. This finding opens a knowledge-driven way to prepare stable single-atom catalysts with maximum metal efficiency.

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Graphdiyne coordinated transition metals as single-atom catalysts for nitrogen fixation

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics ◽

10.1039/d0cp00722f ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 22 (17) ◽

pp. 9216-9224 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Zhen Feng ◽

Yanan Tang ◽

Weiguang Chen ◽

Yi Li ◽

Renyi Li ◽

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Keyword(s):

Nitrogen Fixation ◽

Transition Metal ◽

Transition Metals ◽

Single Atom ◽

Metal Atoms ◽

Transition Metal Atoms ◽

Single Transition

2D graphdiyne is a superior candidate for dispersing single transition metal atoms, which can be used as SACs for nitrogen fixation.

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Tuning Single-Atom Catalysts of Nitrogen-Coordinated Transition Metals for Optimizing Oxygen Evolution and Reduction Reactions

The Journal of Physical Chemistry C ◽

10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c01998 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 124 (24) ◽

pp. 13168-13176 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Mingyu Hu ◽

Shunning Li ◽

Shisheng Zheng ◽

Xianhui Liang ◽

Jiaxin Zheng ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Transition Metals ◽

Oxygen Evolution ◽

Single Atom ◽

Reduction Reactions

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Universal Principle to Describe Reactivity and Selectivity of CO2 Electroreduction on Transition Metals and Single-Atom Catalysts

The Journal of Physical Chemistry C ◽

10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c08745 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 124 (47) ◽

pp. 25898-25906

Author(s):

Xin Guan ◽

Chenxu Zhao ◽

Xin Liu ◽

Shanping Liu ◽

Wang Gao ◽

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Keyword(s):

Transition Metals ◽

Single Atom ◽

Universal Principle ◽

Co2 Electroreduction

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Single atom transition metals on MoS2 monolayer and their use as catalysts for CO2 activation

Applied Surface Science ◽

10.1016/j.apsusc.2020.147611 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 534 ◽

pp. 147611

Author(s):

Nuria Aguilar ◽

Mert Atilhan ◽

Santiago Aparicio

Keyword(s):

Transition Metals ◽

Single Atom ◽

Co2 Activation ◽

Mos2 Monolayer

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Metal-Specific Reactivity in Single-Atom Catalysts: CO Oxidation on 4d and 5d Transition Metals Atomically Dispersed on MgO

Journal of the American Chemical Society ◽

10.1021/jacs.0c03627 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 142 (35) ◽

pp. 14890-14902 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Bidyut B. Sarma ◽

Philipp N. Plessow ◽

Giovanni Agostini ◽

Patricia Concepción ◽

Norbert Pfänder ◽

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Keyword(s):

Transition Metals ◽

Co Oxidation ◽

Single Atom ◽

Specific Reactivity

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Single-atom transition metals supported on black phosphorene for electrochemical nitrogen reduction

Nanoscale ◽

10.1039/c9nr09117c ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (8) ◽

pp. 4903-4908 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Kang Liu ◽

Junwei Fu ◽

Li Zhu ◽

Xiaodong Zhang ◽

Hongmei Li ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Catalytic Activity ◽

Transition Metals ◽

Reduction Reaction ◽

Single Atom ◽

High Catalytic Activity ◽

Nitrogen Reduction ◽

Mild Conditions ◽

Black Phosphorene

Electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) is a promising route to produce ammonia under mild conditions. Single-atom W supported on BP was screened as a promising electrocatalyst with high catalytic activity, stability, and selectively for NRR.

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