Research Progress and Application of Single-Atom Catalysts: A Review

Novel Lignin-based Single Atom Catalysts as Peroxymonosulfate Activator for Pollutants Degradation: Role of Single Cobalt and electron transfer pathway

(2021) Yuanfeng Qi et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Simultaneous diffusion of cation and anion to access N, S co-coordinated Bi-sites for enhanced CO2 electroreduction

(2021) Zhiyuan Wang et al.   Nano Research

Insights on forming N,O-coordinated Cu single-atom catalysts for electrochemical reduction CO2 to methane

(2021) Yanming Cai et al.   Nature Communications

Insights on the Mechanism of Fe doped ZnO for Tightly-bound Extracellular Polymeric Substances Tribo-catalytic Degradation: The Role of Hydration Layers at the Interface

(2021) Jinglu Hu et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Isolated copper–tin atomic interfaces tuning electrocatalytic CO2 conversion

(2021) Wenhao Ren et al.   Nature Communications

Ru1Con Single-Atom Alloy for Enhancing Fischer–Tropsch Synthesis

(2021) Ge Meng et al.   ACS Catalysis

Dual-atom active sites embedded in two-dimensional C2N for efficient CO2 electroreduction: A computational study

(2021) Haimei Liu et al.   Journal of Energy Chemistry

Lattice Defects Engineering in W-, Zr-doped BiVO4 by Flame Spray Pyrolysis: Enhancing Photocatalytic O2 Evolution

(2021) Panagiota Stathi et al.   Nanomaterials

Mo‐/Co‐N‐C Hybrid Nanosheets Oriented on Hierarchical Nanoporous Cu as Versatile Electrocatalysts for Efficient Water Splitting

(2021) Hang Shi et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Boosting Selective Nitrogen Reduction via Geometric Coordination Engineering on Single‐Tungsten‐Atom Catalysts

(2021) Yu Gu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Novel phosphorus-doped Bi2WO6 monolayer with oxygen vacancies for superior photocatalytic water detoxication and nitrogen fixation performance

(2021) Lin Liu et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Highly Dispersive Cerium Atoms on Carbon Nanowires as Oxygen Reduction Reaction Electrocatalysts for Zn–Air Batteries

(2021) Jin-Cheng Li et al.   NANO LETTERS

Surface active-site engineering in hierarchical PtNi nanocatalysts for efficient triiodide reduction reaction

(2021) Jiabin Cui et al.   Nano Research

Tuned single atom coordination structures mediated by polarization force and sulfur anions for photovoltaics

(2021) Hongyu Jing et al.   Nano Research

Selective electrochemical reduction of nitric oxide to hydroxylamine by atomically dispersed iron catalyst

(2021) Dong Hyun Kim et al.   Nature Communications

Single-Atom High-Valent Fe(IV) for Promoted Photocatalytic Nitrogen Hydrogenation on Porous TiO2-SiO2

(2021) Shiqun Wu et al.   ACS Catalysis

CH4 Oxidation Activity in Pd and Pt–Pd Bimetallic Catalysts: Correlation with Surface PdOx Quantified from the DRIFTS Study

(2021) Eun Jeong Jang et al.   ACS Catalysis

Electroless Pb Monolayer Deposition—Prelude for Further Advances in Catalyst Monolayer Synthesis via Surface Limited Redox Replacement Reaction

(2021) Kamyar Ahmadi et al.   ACS Catalysis

High-Efficiency Water Gas Shift Reaction Catalysis on α-MoC Promoted by Single-Atom Ir Species

(2021) Li Sun et al.   ACS Catalysis

Kinetics of liquid-phase diphenylacetylene hydrogenation on “single-atom alloy” Pd-Ag catalyst: Experimental study and kinetic analysis

(2021) Alexander V. Rassolov et al.   Molecular Catalysis

Dual‐Phasic Carbon with Co Single Atoms and Nanoparticles as a Bifunctional Oxygen Electrocatalyst for Rechargeable Zn–Air Batteries

(2021) Jin‐Cheng Li et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Improving the Stability of Non‐Noble‐Metal M–N–C Catalysts for Proton‐Exchange‐Membrane Fuel Cells through M–N Bond Length and Coordination Regulation

(2021) Zhengpei Miao et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Carbon Nitride Supported High‐Loading Fe Single‐Atom Catalyst for Activation of Peroxymonosulfate to Generate 1 O 2 with 100 % Selectivity

(2021) Long‐Shuai Zhang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Underpotential-deposition synthesis and in-line electrochemical analysis of single-atom copper electrocatalysts

(2021) Jingsong Xu et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Catalytic oxidation of dichloromethane over Pt-Co/HZSM-5 catalyst: Synergistic effect of single-atom Pt, Co3O4, and HZSM-5

(2021) Yun Su et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Toward efficient single-atom catalysts for renewable fuels and chemicals production from biomass and CO2

(2021) Yubing Lu et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Molten-salt-assisted thermal emitting method to transform bulk Fe2O3 into Fe single atom catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction in Zn-air battery

(2021) Yuanjie Cao et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Fe-based Fenton-like catalysts for water treatment: Preparation, characterization and modification

(2021) Jianlong Wang et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Recent advances in single-atom catalysts for advanced oxidation processes in water purification

(2021) Bingkun Huang et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Modulating Coordination Environment of Single-Atom Catalysts and Their Proximity to Photosensitive Units for Boosting MOF Photocatalysis

(2021) Xing Ma et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Single‐Atom Electrocatalysts for Multi‐Electron Reduction of CO 2

(2021) Bingxing Zhang et al.   Small

Engineering single-atomic ruthenium catalytic sites on defective nickel-iron layered double hydroxide for overall water splitting

(2021) Panlong Zhai et al.   Nature Communications

Tiny Species with Big Impact: High Activity of Cu Single Atoms on CeO2–TiO2 Deciphered by Operando Spectroscopy

(2021) Jawaher Mosrati et al.   ACS Catalysis

Pt/Fe2O3 with Pt–Fe pair sites as a catalyst for oxygen reduction with ultralow Pt loading

(2021) Ruijie Gao et al.   Nature Energy

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

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

(2020) Jing Wang et al.   ACS Catalysis

Design and Preparation of Fe–N5 Catalytic Sites in Single-Atom Catalysts for Enhancing the Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Fuel Cells

(2020) Ye-Min Zhao et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Single Atomic Noble Metal Enclosed Defective MOF via Cryogenic UV-photo-reduction for CO Oxidation with ultra-high Efficiency and Stability

(2020) Shuailong Guo et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Ultra-Sensitive and Selective Detection of Arsenic(III) via Electroanalysis over Cobalt Single-Atom Catalysts

(2020) Pei-Hua Li et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

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

(2020) Xinyuan Li et al.   Nano Research

Facile Synthesis of Kilogram-Scale Co-Alloyed Pt Single-Atom Catalysts via Ball Milling for Hydrodeoxygenation of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural

(2020) Tao Gan et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Emerging covalent organic frameworks tailored materials for electrocatalysis

(2020) Xun Cui et al.   Nano Energy

Rational Design of Two-Dimensional Transition Metal Carbide/Nitride (MXene) Hybrids and Nanocomposites for Catalytic Energy Storage and Conversion

(2020) Kang Rui Garrick Lim et al.   ACS Nano

3D N-doped ordered mesoporous carbon supported single-atom Fe-N-C catalysts with superior performance for oxygen reduction reaction and zinc-air battery

(2020) Junxing Han et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Metal-specific reactivity in single-atom-catalysts: CO oxidation on 4d and 5d transition metals atomically dispersed on MgO

(2020) Bidyut Bikash Sarma et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

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

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

Directly anchoring Ag single atoms on α-MnO2 nanorods as efficient oxygen reduction catalysts for Mg-air fuel cell

(2020) Guangxing Li et al.   JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS

Engineering the coordination environment enables molybdenum single-atom catalyst for efficient oxygen reduction reaction

(2020) Changlai Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS

Engineering the Low Coordinated Pt Single Atom to Achieve the Superior Electrocatalytic Performance toward Oxygen Reduction

(2020) Zhongxin Song et al.   Small

Site-specific electrodeposition enables self-terminating growth of atomically dispersed metal catalysts

(2020) Yi Shi et al.   Nature Communications

Chromium Single-Atom Catalyst with Graphyne Support: A Theoretical Study of NO Oxidation and Reduction

(2020) Shamraiz Hussain Talib et al.   ACS Catalysis

Ultrathin Fe−N −C Single-Atom Catalysts with Bifunctional Active Site for Simultaneous Production of Ethylene and Aromatic Chlorides

(2020) Guoqiang Gan et al.   Nano Energy

Efficient Hydrogen Evolution of Oxidized Ni‐N 3 Defective Sites for Alkaline Freshwater and Seawater Electrolysis

(2020) Wenjie Zang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Atomically Dispersed Reactive Centers for Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction and Water Splitting

(2020) Xiong-Wen (David) Lou   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Pd-doped C3N monolayer: A promising low-temperature and high-activity single-atom catalyst for CO oxidation

(2020) Hao Cui et al.   APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE

Porous γ-Fe2O3 nanoparticle decorated with atomically dispersed platinum: Study on atomic site structural change and gas sensor activity evolution

(2020) Qiheng Li et al.   Nano Research

Mechanochemistry for ammonia synthesis under mild conditions

(2020) Gao-Feng Han et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Multilayer stabilization for fabricating high-loading single-atom catalysts

(2020) Yazhou Zhou et al.   Nature Communications

Performance enhancement and degradation mechanism identification of a single-atom Co–N–C catalyst for proton exchange membrane fuel cells

(2020) Xiaohong Xie et al.   Nature Catalysis

High-temperature flame spray pyrolysis induced stabilization of Pt single-atom catalysts

(2020) Shipeng Ding et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Stability and catalytic activity to NOx and NH3 of single-atom manganese catalyst with graphene-based substrate: A DFT study

(2020) Bowen Tian et al.   APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE

Theoretical insights into heterogeneous single-atom Fe1 catalysts supported by graphene-based substrates for water splitting

(2020) Jing Yang et al.   APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE

Efficient decontamination of organic pollutants under high salinity conditions by a nonradical peroxymonosulfate activation system

(2020) Fei Chen et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Boosting the thermal stability and catalytic performance by confining Ag single atom sites over antimony-doped tin oxide via atom trapping

(2020) Zhiwei Huang et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Template-free synthesis of non-noble metal single-atom electrocatalyst with N-doped holey carbon matrix for highly efficient oxygen reduction reaction in zinc-air batteries

(2020) Suyuan Zhang et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Fluorine-tuned single-atom catalysts with dense surface Ni-N4 sites on ultrathin carbon nanosheets for efficient CO2 electroreduction

(2020) Shu-Guo Han et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

3D star-like atypical hybrid MOF derived single-atom catalyst boosts oxygen reduction catalysis

(2020) Lei Zhou et al.   Journal of Energy Chemistry

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

In situ spectroscopy-guided engineering of rhodium single-atom catalysts for CO oxidation

(2019) Max J. Hülsey et al.   Nature Communications

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

Protecting Single Atom Catalysts with Graphene/Carbon-Nitride “Chainmail”

(2019) Tongtong Yang et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

General π-Electron-Assisted Strategy for Ir, Pt, Ru, Pd, Fe, Ni Single-Atom Electrocatalysts with Bifunctional Active Sites for Highly Efficient Water Splitting

(2019) Wei-Hong Lai et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Atomically dispersed Fe3+ sites catalyze efficient CO2 electroreduction to CO

(2019) Jun Gu et al.   SCIENCE

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

High temperature shockwave stabilized single atoms

(2019) Yonggang Yao et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Reduction of N2O by H2 Catalyzed by Keggin–Type Phosphotungstic Acid Supported Single-Atom Catalysts: An Insight from Density Functional Theory Calculations

(2019) Chun-Guang Liu et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Maximizing the Number of Interfacial Sites in Single-Atom Catalysts for the Highly Selective, Solvent-Free Oxidation of Primary Alcohols

(2018) Tianbo Li et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Electrocatalytic degradation and minimization of specific energy consumption of synthetic azo dye from wastewater by anodic oxidation process with an emphasis on enhancing economic efficiency and reaction mechanism

(2018) Hesham Hamad et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

Refining Defect States in W18O49 by Mo Doping: A Strategy for Tuning N2 Activation towards Solar-Driven Nitrogen Fixation

(2018) Ning Zhang 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

Metal-organic framework (MIL-100 (Fe)): Synthesis, detailed photocatalytic dye degradation ability in colored textile wastewater and recycling

(2018) Niyaz Mohammad Mahmoodi et al.   MATERIALS RESEARCH BULLETIN

Mn–graphene single-atom catalyst evaluated for CO oxidation by computational screening

(2018) Lu Xu et al.   THEORETICAL CHEMISTRY ACCOUNTS

Graphene Defects Trap Atomic Ni Species for Hydrogen and Oxygen Evolution Reactions

(2018) Longzhou Zhang et al.   Chem

Single Cobalt Atoms Anchored on Porous N-Doped Graphene with Dual Reaction Sites for Efficient Fenton-like Catalysis

(2018) Xuning Li et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Coordination-Dependent Catalytic Activity and Design Principles of Metal–Organic Frameworks as Efficient Electrocatalysts for Clean Energy Conversion

(2018) Chun-Yu Lin et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Degradation of diazinon by new hybrid nanocomposites N-TiO2/Graphene/Au and N-TiO2/Graphene/Ag using visible light photo-electro catalysis and photo-electro catalytic ozonation: Optimization and comparative study by Taguchi method

(2018) Baharak Ayoubi-Feiz et al.   SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY

Atomic-layered Au clusters on α-MoC as catalysts for the low-temperature water-gas shift reaction

(2017) Siyu Yao et al.   SCIENCE

Stable Pt Single Atoms and Nanoclusters on Ultrathin CuO Film and Their Performances in CO Oxidation

(2016) Xiong Zhou et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Photochemical route for synthesizing atomically dispersed palladium catalysts

(2016) P. Liu et al.   SCIENCE

Little do more: a highly effective Pt1/FeOx single-atom catalyst for the reduction of NO by H2

(2015) Jian Lin et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

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

(2015) Botao Qiao et al.   Nano Research

Catalytically active Au-O(OH)x- species stabilized by alkali ions on zeolites and mesoporous oxides

(2014) Ming Yang et al.   SCIENCE

Isolated Metal Atom Geometries as a Strategy for Selective Heterogeneous Hydrogenations

(2012) Georgios Kyriakou et al.   SCIENCE

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

(2011) Botao Qiao et al.   Nature Chemistry