Engineering the Local Coordination Environment of Single-Atom Catalysts and Their Applications in Photocatalytic Water Splitting: A Review

Cobalt single atom site catalysts with ultrahigh metal loading for enhanced aerobic oxidation of ethylbenzene

(2021) Yu Xiong et al.   Nano Research

Recent advance in single-atom catalysis

(2021) Zeng-Xi Wei et al.   RARE METALS

Partially reduced Pd single atoms on CdS nanorods enable photocatalytic reforming of ethanol into high value-added multicarbon compound

(2021) Peng Zhou et al.   Chem

Electron configuration modulation of Ni single-atoms for remarkably elevated photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

(2020) Xixiong Jin et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Direct Observation of Dynamic Bond Evolution in Single-Atom Pt/C3 N4 Catalysts

(2020) Linwen Zhang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Molten Salt Mediated Synthesis of Atomic Ni Co-catalyst on TiO2 for Improved Photocatalytic H2 Evolution

(2020) Lianzhou Wang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Single atom catalytic oxidation mechanism of formaldehyde on Al doped graphene at room temperature

(2020) Guanlan Liu et al.   CHINESE CHEMICAL LETTERS

Boosting Oxygen Reduction of Single Iron Active Sites via Geometric and Electronic Engineering: Nitrogen and Phosphorus Dual Coordination

(2020) Kai Yuan et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

N-Coordinated Dual-Metal Single-Site Catalyst for Low-Temperature CO Oxidation

(2020) Jing Wang et al.   ACS Catalysis

High‐Valence Nickel Single‐Atom Catalysts Coordinated to Oxygen Sites for Extraordinarily Activating Oxygen Evolution Reaction

(2020) Yaguang Li et al.   Advanced Science

Coordination Tunes Selectivity: Two‐Electron Oxygen Reduction on High‐Loading Molybdenum Single‐Atom Catalysts

(2020) Cheng Tang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Heterogeneous Single-Atom Photocatalysts: Fundamentals and Applications

(2020) Chao Gao et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

In Situ Phosphatizing of Triphenylphosphine Encapsulated within Metal–Organic Frameworks to Design Atomic Co1–P1N3 Interfacial Structure for Promoting Catalytic Performance

(2020) Jiawei Wan et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Single-atom catalysis enables long-life, high-energy lithium-sulfur batteries

(2020) Zechao Zhuang et al.   Nano Research

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

(2020) Xinyuan Li et al.   Nano Research

Spatially separating redox centers on 2D carbon nitride with cobalt single atom for photocatalytic H2O2production

(2020) Chiheng Chu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Modulating Location of Single Copper Atoms in Polymeric Carbon Nitride for Enhanced Photoredox Catalysis

(2020) Guanchao Wang et al.   ACS Catalysis

Carbon‐Microcuboid‐Supported Phosphorus‐Coordinated Single Atomic Copper with Ultrahigh Content and Its Abnormal Modification to Na Storage Behaviors

(2020) Yifan Li et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Harnessing the interplay of Fe–Ni atom pairs embedded in nitrogen-doped carbon for bifunctional oxygen electrocatalysis

(2020) Xiaofeng Zhu et al.   Nano Energy

Crystalline Carbon Nitride Supported Copper Single Atoms for Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction with Nearly 100% CO Selectivity

(2020) Yang Li et al.   ACS Nano

A Promoted Charge Separation/Transfer System from Cu Single Atoms and C 3 N 4 Layers for Efficient Photocatalysis

(2020) Xudong Xiao et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Recent Advances in Conjugated Polymers for Visible‐Light‐Driven Water Splitting

(2020) Chengxiao Zhao et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Cross‐Linked Polyphosphazene Hollow Nanosphere‐Derived N/P‐Doped Porous Carbon with Single Nonprecious Metal Atoms for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction

(2020) Xuan Wei et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Revealing the Correlation between Catalytic Selectivity and the Local Coordination Environment of Pt Single Atom

(2020) Yong Xu et al.   NANO LETTERS

Controlling N-doping type in carbon to boost single-atom site Cu catalyzed transfer hydrogenation of quinoline

(2020) Jian Zhang et al.   Nano Research

Iridium single-atom catalyst on nitrogen-doped carbon for formic acid oxidation synthesized using a general host–guest strategy

(2020) Zhi Li et al.   Nature Chemistry

Engineering unsymmetrically coordinated Cu-S1N3 single atom sites with enhanced oxygen reduction activity

(2020) Huishan Shang et al.   Nature Communications

Silver Single Atom in Carbon Nitride Catalyst for Highly Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution

(2020) Xun‐Heng Jiang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Coupling Hydrothermal and Photothermal Single-atom Catalysis toward Excellent Water Splitting to Hydrogen

(2020) Xiaojie Li et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Design of Local Atomic Environments in Single‐Atom Electrocatalysts for Renewable Energy Conversions

(2020) Tao Sun et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Photoexcited single metal atom catalysts for heterogeneous photocatalytic H2O2 production: Pragmatic guidelines for predicting charge separation

(2020) Zhenyuan Teng et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

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

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

Metal organic frameworks derived single atom catalysts for electrocatalytic energy conversion

(2019) Tingting Sun et al.   Nano Research

Ultrathin Metal-Organic Framework Nanosheets with Ultrahigh Loading of Single Pt Atoms for Efficient Visible-Light-Driven Photocatalytic H₂ Evolution

(2019) Quan Zuo et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Single Fe Atom on Hierarchically Porous S, N‐Codoped Nanocarbon Derived from Porphyra Enable Boosted Oxygen Catalysis for Rechargeable Zn‐Air Batteries

(2019) Jiting Zhang et al.   Small

Themolysis of noble metal nanoparticle into electron-rich phosphorus-coordinated noble metal single atoms at low temperature

(2019) Shaojun Guo et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Atomically dispersed Fe3+ sites catalyze efficient CO2 electroreduction to CO

(2019) Jun Gu et al.   SCIENCE

Ambient Synthesis of Single‐Atom Catalysts from Bulk Metal via Trapping of Atoms by Surface Dangling Bonds

(2019) Yunteng Qu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Nanocrystal supracrystal-derived atomically dispersed Mn-Fe catalysts with enhanced oxygen reduction activity

(2019) Biwei Wang et al.   Nano Energy

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

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

(2019) Lei Zhang et al.   Nature Communications

Directly transforming copper (I) oxide bulk into isolated single-atom copper sites catalyst through gas-transport approach

(2019) Zhengkun Yang et al.   Nature Communications

Atomically Dispersed Co–P 3 on CdS Nanorods with Electron‐Rich Feature Boosts Photocatalysis

(2019) Peng Zhou et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Carbon dots decorated ultrathin CdS nanosheets enabling in-situ anchored Pt single atoms: A highly efficient solar-driven photocatalyst for hydrogen evolution

(2019) Shujun Qiu et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

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-atom platinum confined by the interlayer nanospace of carbon nitride for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

(2019) Zhenxing Zeng et al.   Nano Energy

Carbon Nanosheets Containing Discrete Co-Nx-By-C Active Sites for Efficient Oxygen Electrocatalysis and Rechargeable Zn–Air Batteries

(2018) Yingying Guo et al.   ACS Nano

Fe Isolated Single Atoms on S, N Codoped Carbon by Copolymer Pyrolysis Strategy for Highly Efficient Oxygen Reduction Reaction

(2018) Qiheng Li et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Efficient and Robust Hydrogen Evolution: Phosphorus Nitride Imide Nanotubes as Supports for Anchoring Single Ruthenium Sites

(2018) Jian Yang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

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

Isolated Fe and Co dual active sites on nitrogen-doped carbon for a highly efficient oxygen reduction reaction

(2018) Diyang Zhang et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Synergetic interaction between neighbouring platinum monomers in CO2 hydrogenation

(2018) Hongliang Li et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Unveiling the high-activity origin of single-atom iron catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction

(2018) Liu Yang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Chemically activating MoS2 via spontaneous atomic palladium interfacial doping towards efficient hydrogen evolution

(2018) Zhaoyan Luo et al.   Nature Communications

Single-atom catalysts and their applications in organic chemistry

(2018) Huan Yan et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Surface step decoration of isolated atom as electron pumping: Atomic-level insights into visible-light hydrogen evolution

(2018) Xin Wu et al.   Nano Energy

Synergetic Contribution of Boron and Fe–Nx Species in Porous Carbons toward Efficient Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction

(2018) Kai Yuan et al.   ACS Energy Letters

Coordination of Atomic Co–Pt Coupling Species at Carbon Defects as Active Sites for Oxygen Reduction Reaction

(2018) Longzhou Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Edge-Site Engineering of Atomically Dispersed Fe–N4 by Selective C–N Bond Cleavage for Enhanced Oxygen Reduction Reaction Activities

(2018) Rui Jiang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

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

Atomic engineering of high-density isolated Co atoms on graphene with proximal-atom controlled reaction selectivity

(2018) Huan Yan et al.   Nature Communications

Metal-Organic-Framework-Derived Hollow N-Doped Porous Carbon with Ultrahigh Concentrations of Single Zn Atoms for Efficient Carbon Dioxide Conversion

(2018) Hai-Long Jiang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Selective CO2 Reduction Catalyzed by Single Cobalt Sites on Carbon Nitride under Visible-Light Irradiation

(2018) Peipei Huang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Metal-Free Single Atom Catalyst for N2 Fixation Driven by Visible Light

(2018) Chongyi Ling et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Single Nickel Atoms Anchored on Nitrogen-Doped Graphene as a Highly Active Cocatalyst for Photocatalytic H2 Evolution

(2018) Qi Zhao et al.   ACS Catalysis

Single Ag atom engineered 3D-MnO2 porous hollow microspheres for rapid photothermocatalytic inactivation of E. coli under solar light

(2018) Dehua Xia et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

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

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

Recent advances in Fe (or Co)/N/C electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells

(2017) Tao Sun et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Atomic Structure and Spectroscopy of Single Metal (Cr, V) Substitutional Dopants in Monolayer MoS2

(2016) Alex W. Robertson et al.   ACS Nano

Implementing Metal-to-Ligand Charge Transfer in Organic Semiconductor for Improved Visible-Near-Infrared Photocatalysis

(2016) Yanrui Li et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Single-Atom Pt as Co-Catalyst for Enhanced Photocatalytic H2 Evolution

(2016) Xiaogang Li et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Hydroformylation of Olefins by a Rhodium Single-Atom Catalyst with Activity Comparable to RhCl(PPh3)3

(2016) Rui Lang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Atomically Dispersed Iron-Nitrogen Species as Electrocatalysts for Bifunctional Oxygen Evolution and Reduction Reactions

(2016) Pengzuo Chen et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Thermally stable single-atom platinum-on-ceria catalysts via atom trapping

(2016) J. Jones 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

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

Co–N–C Catalyst for C–C Coupling Reactions: On the Catalytic Performance and Active Sites

(2015) Leilei Zhang et al.   ACS Catalysis

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

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

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

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

Catalysis and In Situ Studies of Rh1/Co3O4 Nanorods in Reduction of NO with H2

(2013) Lei Wang et al.   ACS Catalysis

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

(2011) Botao Qiao et al.   Nature Chemistry

A site-isolated mononuclear iridium complex catalyst supported on MgO: Characterization by spectroscopy and aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy

(2009) Alper Uzun et al.   JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS