Modulating the local coordination environment of single-atom catalysts for enhanced catalytic performance

Stable single platinum atoms trapped in sub-nanometer cavities in 12CaO·7Al2O3 for chemoselective hydrogenation of nitroarenes

(2020) Tian-Nan Ye et al.   Nature Communications

Molecular Design of Single‐Atom Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction

(2020) Chengzhang Wan et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Isolated Zn-Co Atomic Pair for Highly Active and Durable Oxygen Reduction

(2019) Ziyang Lu et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Ni single atom catalysts for CO2 activation

(2019) Marie-Mathilde Millet et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Copper atom-pair catalyst anchored on alloy nanowires for selective and efficient electrochemical reduction of CO2

(2019) Jiqing Jiao et al.   Nature Chemistry

Non defect-stabilized thermally stable single-atom catalyst

(2019) Rui Lang et al.   Nature Communications

The Role of Defect Sites in Nanomaterials for Electrocatalytic Energy Conversion

(2019) Yi Jia et al.   Chem

Efficient Plasmonic Au/CdSe Nanodumbbell for Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Generation beyond Visible Region

(2019) Hongzhi Wang et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Structure regulation of noble-metal-based nanomaterials at an atomic level

(2019) Junjie Mao et al.   Nano Today

Metal organic frameworks derived single atom catalysts for electrocatalytic energy conversion

(2019) Tingting Sun et al.   Nano Research

Insight of the stability and activity of platinum single atoms on ceria

(2019) Xuxu Ye et al.   Nano Research

Multiscale carbon foam confining single iron atoms for efficient electrocatalytic CO2 reduction to CO

(2019) Zheng Zhang et al.   Nano Research

Versatile Strategy for Tuning ORR Activity of a Single Fe-N4 Site by Controlling Electron Withdrawing/Donating Properties of Carbon Plane

(2019) Yeongdong Mun et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Pd Single‐Atom Catalysts on Nitrogen‐Doped Graphene for the Highly Selective Photothermal Hydrogenation of Acetylene to Ethylene

(2019) Shiqi Zhou et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Charge polarization from atomic metals on adjacent graphitic layers for enhancing hydrogen evolution reaction

(2019) Xiangdong Yao et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Building up a Picture of the Electrocatalytic Nitrogen Reduction Activity of Transition Metal Single Atom Catalysts

(2019) xin liu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Structural evolution of atomically dispersed Pt catalysts dictates reactivity

(2019) Leo DeRita et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Recent advances in active sites identification and regulation of M-N/C electro-catalysts towards ORR

(2019) Jie Liu et al.   Science China-Chemistry

Cobalt single atoms anchored on N-doped ultrathin carbon nanosheets for selective transfer hydrogenation of nitroarenes

(2019) Huining Li et al.   Science China-Materials

Review of Metal Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction: From Nanoscale Engineering to Atomic Design

(2019) Xiaoqian Wang et al.   Chem

High-Concentration Single Atomic Pt Sites on Hollow CuSx for Selective O2 Reduction to H2O2 in Acid Solution

(2019) Rongan Shen et al.   Chem

Graphene supported single-atom FeN5 catalytic site for efficient electrochemical CO2 reduction

(2019) Huinian Zhang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Incorporation of CeF3 on single-atom dispersed Fe/N/C with oxophilic interface as highly durable electrocatalyst for proton exchange membrane fuel cell

(2019) Xue Yin et al.   JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS

Tailoring of the proximity of platinum single atoms on CeO2 using phosphorus boosts the hydrogenation activity

(2019) Yanfu Ma et al.   ACS Catalysis

Charge Transfer Modulated Activity of Carbon‐Based Electrocatalysts

(2019) Li Tao et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

A Cobalt–Iron Double-Atom Catalyst for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction

(2019) Lichen Bai et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Highly Active and Stable Metal Single-Atom Catalysts Achieved by Strong Electronic Metal–Support Interactions

(2019) Junjie Li et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Metal-organic frameworks-derived nitrogen-doped carbon supported nanostructured PtNi catalyst for enhanced hydrosilylation of 1-octene

(2019) Junfeng Wen et al.   Nano Research

A pyrolysis-free path toward superiorly catalytic nitrogen-coordinated single atom

(2019) Peng Peng et al.   Science Advances

Atomically Dispersed Binary Co‐Ni Sites in Nitrogen‐Doped Hollow Carbon Nanocubes for Reversible Oxygen Reduction and Evolution

(2019) Xiaopeng Han et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Investigation of the Support Effect in Atomically Dispersed Pt on WO3−x for Utilization of Pt in the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

(2019) Jinkyu Park et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Engineering the Atomic Interface with Single Platinum Atoms for Enhanced Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production

(2019) Yuanjun Chen et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Bismuth Single Atoms Resulting from Transformation of Metal–Organic Frameworks and Their Use as Electrocatalysts for CO2 Reduction

(2019) Erhuan Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Rh single atoms on TiO2 dynamically respond to reaction conditions by adapting their site

(2019) Yan Tang et al.   Nature Communications

Unraveling the coordination structure-performance relationship in Pt1/Fe2O3 single-atom catalyst

(2019) Yujing Ren et al.   Nature Communications

Regulating the coordination structure of single-atom Fe-NxCy catalytic sites for benzene oxidation

(2019) Yuan Pan et al.   Nature Communications

Atomic layer deposited Pt-Ru dual-metal dimers and identifying their active sites for hydrogen evolution reaction

(2019) Lei Zhang et al.   Nature Communications

Ir1Znn Bimetallic Site for Efficient Production of Hydrogen from Methanol

(2019) Luan Nguyen et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Engineering atomically dispersed metal sites for electrocatalytic energy conversion

(2019) Zibin Liang et al.   Nano Energy

Regulating the Spin State of FeIII by Atomically Anchoring on Ultrathin Titanium Dioxide for Efficient Oxygen Evolution Electrocatalysis

(2019) Guoqiang Shen et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Well-Defined Materials for Heterogeneous Catalysis: From Nanoparticles to Isolated Single-Atom Sites

(2019) Zhi Li et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Tuning the Coordination Environment in Single-Atom Catalysts to Achieve Highly Efficient Oxygen Reduction Reactions

(2019) Jinqiang Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Single Tungsten Atoms Supported on MOF-Derived N-Doped Carbon for Robust Electrochemical Hydrogen Evolution

(2018) Wenxing Chen et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Nitrogen-Coordinated Single Cobalt Atom Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

(2018) Xiao Xia Wang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Defect Effects on TiO2 Nanosheets: Stabilizing Single Atomic Site Au and Promoting Catalytic Properties

(2018) Jiawei Wan et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Engineering the Coordination Environment of Single-Atom Platinum Anchored on Graphdiyne for Optimizing Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution

(2018) Xue-Peng Yin et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Regulation of Coordination Number over Single Co Sites: Triggering the Efficient Electroreduction of CO2

(2018) Xiaoqian Wang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Metal Catalysts for Heterogeneous Catalysis: From Single Atoms to Nanoclusters and Nanoparticles

(2018) Lichen Liu et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Electronic structure engineering to boost oxygen reduction activity by controlling the coordination of the central metal

(2018) Yunhu Han et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Isolated Ni single atoms in graphene nanosheets for high-performance CO2 reduction

(2018) Kun Jiang et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Discovering Partially Charged Single-Atom Pt for Enhanced Anti-Markovnikov Alkene Hydrosilylation

(2018) Yuanjun Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Unraveling Charge State of Supported Au Single-Atoms during CO Oxidation

(2018) Xiong Zhou et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

A systematic theoretical study on FeOx-supported single-atom catalysts: M1/FeOx for CO oxidation

(2018) Jinxia Liang et al.   Nano Research

Pt/Cu single-atom alloys as coke-resistant catalysts for efficient C–H activation

(2018) Matthew D. Marcinkowski et al.   Nature Chemistry

Direct observation of noble metal nanoparticles transforming to thermally stable single atoms

(2018) Shengjie Wei et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Cation vacancy stabilization of single-atomic-site Pt1/Ni(OH)x catalyst for diboration of alkynes and alkenes

(2018) Jian Zhang et al.   Nature Communications

Microporous Framework Induced Synthesis of Single-Atom Dispersed Fe-N-C Acidic ORR Catalyst and Its in Situ Reduced Fe-N4 Active Site Identification Revealed by X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy

(2018) Meiling Xiao et al.   ACS Catalysis

Recent advances in the precise control of isolated single site catalysts by chemical methods

(2018) Zhijun Li et al.   National Science Review

Coordination chemistry of atomically dispersed catalysts

(2018) Pengxin Liu et al.   National Science Review

Porphyrin-like Fe-N4 sites with sulfur adjustment on hierarchical porous carbon for different rate-determining steps in oxygen reduction reaction

(2018) Konglin Wu et al.   Nano Research

A cocoon silk chemistry strategy to ultrathin N-doped carbon nanosheet with metal single-site catalysts

(2018) Youqi Zhu et al.   Nature Communications

Theoretical Understanding of the Stability of Single-Atom Catalysts

(2018) Jin-Cheng Liu et al.   National Science Review

Enhanced oxygen reduction with single-atomic-site iron catalysts for a zinc-air battery and hydrogen-air fuel cell

(2018) Yuanjun Chen et al.   Nature Communications

Breaking the scaling relationship via thermally stable Pt/Cu single atom alloys for catalytic dehydrogenation

(2018) Guodong Sun et al.   Nature Communications

Accelerating water dissociation kinetics by isolating cobalt atoms into ruthenium lattice

(2018) Junjie Mao et al.   Nature Communications

Nitrogen Fixation by Ru Single-Atom Electrocatalytic Reduction

(2018) Hengcong Tao et al.   Chem

Au@HgxCd1-xTe core@shell nanorods by sequential aqueous cation exchange for near-infrared photodetectors

(2018) Xinyuan Li et al.   Nano Energy

Effects of Multiple Platinum Species on Catalytic Reactivity Distinguished by Electron Microscopy and X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy Techniques

(2017) Bing Nan et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Ionic Exchange of Metal–Organic Frameworks to Access Single Nickel Sites for Efficient Electroreduction of CO2

(2017) Changming Zhao et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Hollow N-Doped Carbon Spheres with Isolated Cobalt Single Atomic Sites: Superior Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction

(2017) Yunhu Han et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Metal (Hydr)oxides@Polymer Core–Shell Strategy to Metal Single-Atom Materials

(2017) Maolin Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Discriminating Catalytically Active FeNx Species of Atomically Dispersed Fe–N–C Catalyst for Selective Oxidation of the C–H Bond

(2017) Wengang Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Design of N-Coordinated Dual-Metal Sites: A Stable and Active Pt-Free Catalyst for Acidic Oxygen Reduction Reaction

(2017) Jing Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

MoS2 monolayer catalyst doped with isolated Co atoms for the hydrodeoxygenation reaction

(2017) Guoliang Liu et al.   Nature Chemistry

Metal/oxide interfacial effects on the selective oxidation of primary alcohols

(2017) Guofeng Zhao et al.   Nature Communications

Recent Progress in Semiconductor-Based Nanocomposite Photocatalysts for Solar-to-Chemical Energy Conversion

(2017) Feifan Wang et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Rh single atom catalyst for direct conversion of methane to oxygenates

(2017) Jian Lin et al.   Science China-Materials

Kinetically Controlling Surface Structure to Construct Defect-Rich Intermetallic Nanocrystals: Effective and Stable Catalysts

(2016) Hongpan Rong et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Single Cobalt Atoms with Precise N-Coordination as Superior Oxygen Reduction Reaction Catalysts

(2016) Peiqun Yin et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Highly doped and exposed Cu(i)–N active sites within graphene towards efficient oxygen reduction for zinc–air batteries

(2016) Haihua Wu et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Atomically Dispersed Ru on Ultrathin Pd Nanoribbons

(2016) Jingjie Ge et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Tackling CO Poisoning with Single-Atom Alloy Catalysts

(2016) Jilei Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Reversible Transformation of Pt Nanoparticles into Single Atoms inside High-Silica Chabazite Zeolite

(2016) Manuel Moliner et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Pd-dispersed CuS hetero-nanoplates for selective hydrogenation of phenylacetylene

(2016) Yu Wang et al.   Nano Research

Adsorbate-mediated strong metal–support interactions in oxide-supported Rh catalysts

(2016) John C. Matsubu et al.   Nature Chemistry

Photochemical route for synthesizing atomically dispersed palladium catalysts

(2016) P. Liu et al.   SCIENCE

Atomic-level insights in optimizing reaction paths for hydroformylation reaction over Rh/CoO single-atom catalyst

(2016) Liangbing Wang et al.   Nature Communications

Catalysis by Supported Single Metal Atoms

(2016) Jingyue Liu   ACS Catalysis

Molecular Designs for Controlling the Local Environments around Metal Ions

(2015) Sarah A. Cook et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Heterovalent-Doping-Enabled Efficient Dopant Luminescence and Controllable Electronic Impurity Via a New Strategy of Preparing II−VI Nanocrystals

(2015) Jian Liu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Phosphine-Initiated Cation Exchange for Precisely Tailoring Composition and Properties of Semiconductor Nanostructures: Old Concept, New Applications

(2015) Jing Gui et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Nanoporous Graphene with Single-Atom Nickel Dopants: An Efficient and Stable Catalyst for Electrochemical Hydrogen Production

(2015) H.-J. Qiu et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Triggering the electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution activity of the inert two-dimensional MoS2 surface via single-atom metal doping

(2015) Jiao Deng et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Single-Atom Pd1/Graphene Catalyst Achieved by Atomic Layer Deposition: Remarkable Performance in Selective Hydrogenation of 1,3-Butadiene

(2015) Huan Yan et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Atomic Structure of Pt3Ni Nanoframe Electrocatalysts by in Situ X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy

(2015) Nigel Becknell et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Ultrastable single-atom gold catalysts with strong covalent metal-support interaction (CMSI)

(2015) Botao Qiao et al.   Nano Research

Identification of catalytic sites for oxygen reduction in iron- and nitrogen-doped graphene materials

(2015) Andrea Zitolo et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Strong Local Coordination Structure Effects on Subnanometer PtOx Clusters over CeO2 Nanowires Probed by Low-Temperature CO Oxidation

(2015) Jun Ke et al.   ACS Catalysis

Ag Alloyed Pd Single-Atom Catalysts for Efficient Selective Hydrogenation of Acetylene to Ethylene in Excess Ethylene

(2015) Guang Xian Pei et al.   ACS Catalysis

A single iron site confined in a graphene matrix for the catalytic oxidation of benzene at room temperature

(2015) D. Deng et al.   Science Advances

Properties of Individual Dopant Atoms in Single-Layer MoS2: Atomic Structure, Migration, and Enhanced Reactivity

(2014) Yung-Chang Lin et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Effects of Chlorine in Titanium Oxide on Palladium Atomic Layer Deposition

(2014) Yu Lei et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Single-Atom Catalysts: A New Frontier in Heterogeneous Catalysis

(2013) Xiao-Feng Yang et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Reactivity of Surface Species in Heterogeneous Catalysts Probed by In Situ X-ray Absorption Techniques

(2013) Silvia Bordiga et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Remarkable Performance of Ir1/FeOx Single-Atom Catalyst in Water Gas Shift Reaction

(2013) Jian Lin et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Single-atom catalysis of CO oxidation using Pt1/FeO x

(2011) Botao Qiao et al.   Nature Chemistry

Catalytically highly active top gold atom on palladium nanocluster

(2011) Haijun Zhang et al.   NATURE MATERIALS