Related papers: The rise of Single-Atom Catalysts
Over the past decade, extensive research into single-atom catalysts (SACs) has revealed that the catalytic behavior of metal adatoms is highly dependent on how they interact with their support. A strong dependence on the local coordination…
Recent advances in nanomaterials have pushed the boundaries of nanoscale fabrication to the limit of single atoms (SAs), particularly in heterogeneous catalysis. Single atom catalysts (SACs), comprising minute amounts of transition metals…
Single-atom catalysts have attracted significant attention due to their exceptional atomic utilization and high efficiency in a range of catalytic reactions. However, these systems often face thermodynamic instability, leading to…
Catalysis has entered everyday life through a number of technological processes relying on different catalytic systems. The increasing demand for such systems requires rationalization of the use of their expensive components, like noble…
Understanding the fundamental mechanisms of single-atom catalysis (SAC) is important to design systems with improved performance and stability. This is problematic, however, because single-atom active sites are extremely difficult to…
The field of single atom catalysis (SAC) has expanded greatly in recent years. While there has been much success developing new synthesis methods, a fundamental disconnect exists between most experiments and the theoretical computations…
Single-atom metal alloy catalysts (SAACs) have recently become a very active new frontier in catalysis research. The simultaneous optimization of both facile dissociation of reactants and a balanced strength of intermediates' binding make…
Direct real time studies of reacting individual atoms in technologically important gold and platinum nanocatalysts in controlled reducing and oxidising gas environments and operating temperatures using novel environmental scanning…
Metal oxides have been extensively investigated and applied in environmental remediation and protection, energy conversion and storage. Most of these diverse applications are results of a large diversity of the electronic states of metal…
Catalysts speed up chemical reactions with no energy input and without being transformed in the process, therefore leaving equilibrium constants unchanged. Some catalysts, however, are much more efficient at accelerating one direction of a…
Single-atom catalysts (SACs), composed of isolated metal atoms dispersed on solid supports, represent the ultimate expression of atomic efficiency in catalysis. Their remarkable activity and selectivity arise from local coordination…
Single-atom catalysts represent an essential and ever-growing family of heterogeneous catalysts. Recent studies indicate that besides the valuable catalytic properties provided by single-atom active sites, the presence of single-atom sites…
In this work, we provide a computational methodological framework using the single-atom systems as an example material class for ammonia synthesis that is robust towards parameter selection. Applying this to Pt$_1$/g-C$_3$N$_4$,…
Single-atom catalysts (SACs) have garnered significant interest due to their ability to reduce metal particles to the atomic scale, enabling finely tunable local environments and enhanced catalytic properties in terms of reactivity and…
Single atom catalysts (SACs) present the ultimate level of catalyst utilization, which puts them in the focus of current research. For this reason, their understanding is crucial for the development of new efficient catalytic systems. Using…
In this review, we present an overview of four proof-of-concept of single-atom transistors based on four technologies : Atom doping, Single electron transistors, Single-atom metallic wire and Multilevel atomic-scale switching. Techniques…
Heterogeneous gas and solid catalyst reactions occur at the atomic level, and understanding and controlling complex catalytic reactions at this level is crucial for the development of improved processes and materials. There are postulations…
Developing single atom catalysts (SACs) for chemical reactions of vital importance in renewable energy sector has emerged as a need of the hour. In this perspective, transition metal based SACs with monolayer phosphorous (phosphorene) as…
The chemical behaviour of single metal atoms largely depends on the local coordination environment, including interactions with the substrate and with the surrounding gas or liquid. However, the key instrumentation for studying such systems…
Single-atom catalysts (SACs) have attracted ever-growing interest due to their high atom-utilization efficiency and potential for cost-effective of hydrogen production. However, enhancing the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) performance…