Recent progress in single-atom electrocatalysts: concept, synthesis, and applications in clean energy conversion

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

Single Pt Atoms Confined into a Metal-Organic Framework for Efficient Photocatalysis

(2018) Xinzuo Fang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Amorphizing of Cu Nanoparticles toward Highly Efficient and Robust Electrocatalyst for CO2 Reduction to Liquid Fuels with High Faradaic Efficiencies

(2018) Yan-Xin Duan et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Defining a Materials Database for the Design of Copper Binary Alloy Catalysts for Electrochemical CO2 Conversion

(2018) Chan Woo Lee et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Sinter-Resistant Platinum Catalyst Supported by Metal-Organic Framework

(2018) In Soo Kim et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Zirconium-Porphyrin-Based Metal-Organic Framework Hollow Nanotubes for Immobilization of Noble-Metal Single Atoms

(2018) Ting He et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Multimetallic nanosheets: synthesis and applications in fuel cells

(2018) Muhammad Aurang Zeb Gul Sial et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

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

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

Rational design of electrocatalysts and photo(electro)catalysts for nitrogen reduction to ammonia (NH3) under ambient conditions

(2018) Chunxian Guo et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

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

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

Design of Single-Atom Co–N5 Catalytic Site: A Robust Electrocatalyst for CO2 Reduction with Nearly 100% CO Selectivity and Remarkable Stability

(2018) Yuan Pan et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

A Spectroscopic Study on the Nitrogen Electrochemical Reduction Reaction on Gold and Platinum Surfaces

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

Aqueous electrocatalytic N2 reduction under ambient conditions

(2018) Na Cao 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

Advanced catalysts for sustainable hydrogen generation and storage via hydrogen evolution and carbon dioxide/nitrogen reduction reactions

(2018) Kai-Hua Liu et al.   PROGRESS IN MATERIALS SCIENCE

Unveiling Active Sites of CO2 Reduction on Nitrogen-Coordinated and Atomically Dispersed Iron and Cobalt Catalysts

(2018) Fuping Pan et al.   ACS Catalysis

Tunable and Efficient Tin Modified Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanofibers for Electrochemical Reduction of Aqueous Carbon Dioxide

(2018) Yong Zhao et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Atomically dispersed Ni(i) as the active site for electrochemical CO2 reduction

(2018) Hong Bin Yang et al.   Nature Energy

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

(2018) Longzhou Zhang et al.   Chem

Polarization-Dependent Infrared Spectroscopy of Adsorbed Carbon Monoxide To Probe the Surface of a Pd/Cu(111) Single-Atom Alloy

(2017) Christopher M. Kruppe et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Single Mo Atom Supported on Defective Boron Nitride Monolayer as an Efficient Electrocatalyst for Nitrogen Fixation: A Computational Study

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

Isolated Single-Atom Pd Sites in Intermetallic Nanostructures: High Catalytic Selectivity for Semihydrogenation of Alkynes

(2017) Quanchen Feng et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Electrodeposition of Isolated Platinum Atoms and Clusters on Bismuth—Characterization and Electrocatalysis

(2017) Min Zhou et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Single Atomic Iron Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction in Acidic Media: Particle Size Control and Thermal Activation

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

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

Exclusive Ni–N4 Sites Realize Near-Unity CO Selectivity for Electrochemical CO2 Reduction

(2017) Xiaogang Li 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

Confined Pyrolysis within Metal–Organic Frameworks To Form Uniform Ru3 Clusters for Efficient Oxidation of Alcohols

(2017) Shufang Ji et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Molecule-Level g-C3N4 Coordinated Transition Metals as a New Class of Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Electrode Reactions

(2017) Yao Zheng et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Nanosheet Supported Single-Metal Atom Bifunctional Catalyst for Overall Water Splitting

(2017) Chongyi Ling et al.   NANO LETTERS

Iron-chelated hydrogel-derived bifunctional oxygen electrocatalyst for high-performance rechargeable Zn–air batteries

(2017) Fanlu Meng et al.   Nano Research

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

(2017) Guoliang Liu et al.   Nature Chemistry

An efficient and pH-universal ruthenium-based catalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction

(2017) Javeed Mahmood et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

CO2 electroreduction performance of a single transition metal atom supported on porphyrin-like graphene: a computational study

(2017) Zhongxu Wang et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Combining theory and experiment in electrocatalysis: Insights into materials design

(2017) Zhi Wei Seh et al.   SCIENCE

Biomass Derived N-Doped Porous Carbon Supported Single Fe Atoms as Superior Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction

(2017) Zhengping Zhang et al.   Small

Tuning of CO2 Reduction Selectivity on Metal Electrocatalysts

(2017) Yuhang Wang et al.   Small

Recent Advances in Atomic Metal Doping of Carbon-based Nanomaterials for Energy Conversion

(2017) Bita Bayatsarmadi et al.   Small

Self-Assembled Fe-N-Doped Carbon Nanotube Aerogels with Single-Atom Catalyst Feature as High-Efficiency Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysts

(2017) Chengzhou Zhu et al.   Small

Dry Dehydrogenation of Ethanol on Pt–Cu Single Atom Alloys

(2017) Zhi-Tao Wang et al.   TOPICS IN CATALYSIS

Understanding activity and selectivity of metal-nitrogen-doped carbon catalysts for electrochemical reduction of CO2

(2017) Wen Ju et al.   Nature Communications

Stable and solubilized active Au atom clusters for selective epoxidation of cis-cyclooctene with molecular oxygen

(2017) Linping Qian et al.   Nature Communications

High performance platinum single atom electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction reaction

(2017) Jing Liu et al.   Nature Communications

Nickel-Based Electrocatalysts for Energy-Related Applications: Oxygen Reduction, Oxygen Evolution, and Hydrogen Evolution Reactions

(2017) Varun Vij et al.   ACS Catalysis

Atomically Dispersed Pt on the Surface of Ni Particles: Synthesis and Catalytic Function in Hydrogen Generation from Aqueous Ammonia–Borane

(2017) Zhao Li et al.   ACS Catalysis

Isolated Single-Atomic Ru Catalyst Bound on a Layered Double Hydroxide for Hydrogenation of CO2 to Formic Acid

(2017) Kohsuke Mori et al.   ACS Catalysis

Performance of Cu-Alloyed Pd Single-Atom Catalyst for Semihydrogenation of Acetylene under Simulated Front-End Conditions

(2017) Guang Xian Pei et al.   ACS Catalysis

Fe/N/C Nanotubes with Atomic Fe Sites: A Highly Active Cathode Catalyst for Alkaline Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells

(2017) Huan Ren et al.   ACS Catalysis

Electrochemical Activation of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes with Pseudo-Atomic-Scale Platinum for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

(2017) Mohammad Tavakkoli et al.   ACS Catalysis

Atomically Dispersed Pd–O Species on CeO2(111) as Highly Active Sites for Low-Temperature CO Oxidation

(2017) Giulia Spezzati et al.   ACS Catalysis

Support Effects in Single-Atom Platinum Catalysts for Electrochemical Oxygen Reduction

(2017) Sungeun Yang et al.   ACS Catalysis

Highly Durable Platinum Single-Atom Alloy Catalyst for Electrochemical Reactions

(2017) Jiwhan Kim et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Single-Atom to Single-Atom Grafting of Pt1 onto FeN4 Center: Pt1 @FeNC Multifunctional Electrocatalyst with Significantly Enhanced Properties

(2017) Xiaojun Zeng et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Single-Atom Catalysts: Emerging Multifunctional Materials in Heterogeneous Catalysis

(2017) Huabin Zhang et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Carbon Solving Carbon's Problems: Recent Progress of Nanostructured Carbon-Based Catalysts for the Electrochemical Reduction of CO2

(2017) Anthony Vasileff et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Palladium–gold single atom alloy catalysts for liquid phase selective hydrogenation of 1-hexyne

(2017) Jilei Liu et al.   Catalysis Science & Technology

Functionalised metal–organic frameworks: a novel approach to stabilising single metal atoms

(2017) P. Á. Szilágyi et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Surface functionalization of ZIF-8 with ammonium ferric citrate toward high exposure of Fe-N active sites for efficient oxygen and carbon dioxide electroreduction

(2017) Yifan Ye et al.   Nano Energy

Highly active and stable single iron site confined in graphene nanosheets for oxygen reduction reaction

(2017) Xiaoqi Chen et al.   Nano Energy

Electrochemical Reduction of N2under Ambient Conditions for Artificial N2Fixation and Renewable Energy Storage Using N2/NH3Cycle

(2016) Di Bao et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

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

(2016) Xiaogang Li et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Electrocatalytic and Solar-Driven CO2 Reduction to CO with a Molecular Manganese Catalyst Immobilized on Mesoporous TiO2

(2016) Timothy E. Rosser 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

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

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

Recent advances in transition metal phosphide nanomaterials: synthesis and applications in hydrogen evolution reaction

(2016) Yanmei Shi et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

The application of graphene and its composites in oxygen reduction electrocatalysis: a perspective and review of recent progress

(2016) Drew Higgins et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Single atom dispersed Rh-biphephos&PPh3@porous organic copolymers: highly efficient catalysts for continuous fixed-bed hydroformylation of propene

(2016) Cunyao Li et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Single Atom (Pd/Pt) Supported on Graphitic Carbon Nitride as an Efficient Photocatalyst for Visible-Light Reduction of Carbon Dioxide

(2016) Guoping Gao et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

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

High Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Activity of an Anomalous Ruthenium Catalyst

(2016) Yao Zheng et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

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

Atomically isolated nickel species anchored on graphitized carbon for efficient hydrogen evolution electrocatalysis

(2016) Lili Fan et al.   Nature Communications

Platinum single-atom and cluster catalysis of the hydrogen evolution reaction

(2016) Niancai Cheng et al.   Nature Communications

Reduction of Nitric Oxide with Hydrogen on Catalysts of Singly Dispersed Bimetallic Sites Pt1Com and Pd1Con

(2016) Luan Nguyen et al.   ACS Catalysis

Catalysis by Supported Single Metal Atoms

(2016) Jingyue Liu   ACS Catalysis

Earth-Rich Transition Metal Phosphide for Energy Conversion and Storage

(2016) Meng Sun et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Chalcogenide and Phosphide Solid-State Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Generation

(2016) Bo You et al.   ChemPlusChem

A metal–organic framework-derived bifunctional oxygen electrocatalyst

(2016) Bao Yu Xia et al.   Nature Energy

Recent Progress in Cobalt-Based Heterogeneous Catalysts for Electrochemical Water Splitting

(2015) Jiahai Wang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Single-Atom Catalyst of Platinum Supported on Titanium Nitride for Selective Electrochemical Reactions

(2015) Sungeun Yang 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

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

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

Non-precious alloy encapsulated in nitrogen-doped graphene layers derived from MOFs as an active and durable hydrogen evolution reaction catalyst

(2015) Yang Yang et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Single-Atom Alloy Pd–Ag Catalyst for Selective Hydrogenation of Acrolein

(2015) Payoli Aich et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

High-Index Faceted Ni3S2 Nanosheet Arrays as Highly Active and Ultrastable Electrocatalysts for Water Splitting

(2015) Liang-Liang Feng et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Hot Electron of Au Nanorods Activates the Electrocatalysis of Hydrogen Evolution on MoS2 Nanosheets

(2015) Yi Shi et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Atomic cobalt on nitrogen-doped graphene for hydrogen generation

(2015) Huilong Fei et al.   Nature Communications

Highly Efficient Catalysis of Preferential Oxidation of CO in H2-Rich Stream by Gold Single-Atom Catalysts

(2015) Botao Qiao 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

Understanding nano effects in catalysis

(2015) Fan Yang et al.   National Science Review

Theoretical and Experimental Investigations on Single-Atom Catalysis: Ir1/FeOx for CO Oxidation

(2014) Jin-Xia Liang et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Particle Size Effects in the Catalytic Electroreduction of CO2 on Cu Nanoparticles

(2014) Rulle Reske et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Exceptional Size-Dependent Activity Enhancement in the Electroreduction of CO2 over Au Nanoparticles

(2014) Hemma Mistry et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

FeOx-supported platinum single-atom and pseudo-single-atom catalysts for chemoselective hydrogenation of functionalized nitroarenes

(2014) Haisheng Wei et al.   Nature Communications

Catalyzing the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction (HER) with Molybdenum Sulfide Nanomaterials

(2014) Jesse D. Benck et al.   ACS Catalysis

Efficient and Durable Au Alloyed Pd Single-Atom Catalyst for the Ullmann Reaction of Aryl Chlorides in Water

(2014) Leilei Zhang et al.   ACS Catalysis

Single-Atom Catalysts: A New Frontier in Heterogeneous Catalysis

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

Rh1/γ-Al2O3Single-Atom Catalysis of O2Activation and CO Oxidation: Mechanism, Effects of Hydration, Oxidation State, and Cluster Size

(2013) Tushar K. Ghosh et al.   ChemCatChem

Correlating the hydrogen evolution reaction activity in alkaline electrolytes with the hydrogen binding energy on monometallic surfaces

(2013) Wenchao Sheng et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

CO Oxidation on Supported Single Pt Atoms: Experimental and ab Initio Density Functional Studies of CO Interaction with Pt Atom on θ-Al2O3(010) Surface

(2013) Melanie Moses-DeBusk et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

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 Using Pt/Graphene Achieved through Atomic Layer Deposition

(2013) Shuhui Sun et al.   Scientific Reports

High-Index Faceted Noble Metal Nanocrystals

(2012) Zewei Quan et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Trends in activity for the water electrolyser reactions on 3d M(Ni,Co,Fe,Mn) hydr(oxy)oxide catalysts

(2012) Ram Subbaraman et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

The role of titanium nitride supports for single-atom platinum-based catalysts in fuel cell technology

(2012) Ren-Qin Zhang et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Isolated Metal Atom Geometries as a Strategy for Selective Heterogeneous Hydrogenations

(2012) Georgios Kyriakou et al.   SCIENCE

Single Atom Hot-Spots at Au–Pd Nanoalloys for Electrocatalytic H2O2Production

(2011) Jakub S. Jirkovský 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

Co3O4 nanocrystals on graphene as a synergistic catalyst for oxygen reduction reaction

(2011) Yongye Liang et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Solar Water Splitting Cells

(2010) Michael G. Walter et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS