Advances in single-atom catalysts: Design, synthesis and environmental applications

Rational Fabrication of Low‐Coordinate Single‐Atom Ni Electrocatalysts by MOFs for Highly Selective CO2 Reduction

(2021) Hai-Long Jiang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Integrating single-cobalt-site and electric field of boron nitride in dechlorination electrocatalysts by bioinspired design

(2021) Yuan Min et al.   Nature Communications

Single Nb or W Atom-Embedded BP Monolayers as Highly Selective and Stable Electrocatalysts for Nitrogen Fixation with Low-Onset Potentials

(2021) Jie Wu et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Single-Atom Fe Catalyst Outperforms Its Homogeneous Counterpart for Activating Peroxymonosulfate to Achieve Effective Degradation of Organic Contaminants

(2021) Kun Qian et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Isolated Cobalt Centers on W18O49 Nanowires Perform as a Reaction Switch for Efficient CO2 Photoreduction

(2021) Huabin Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Single‐Atom Catalysts: A Sustainable Pathway for the Advanced Catalytic Applications

(2021) Baljeet Singh et al.   Small

One-step synthesis of single-site vanadium substitution in 1T-WS2 monolayers for enhanced hydrogen evolution catalysis

(2021) Ali Han et al.   Nature Communications

Constructing FeN4/graphitic nitrogen atomic interface for high-efficiency electrochemical CO2 reduction over a broad potential window

(2021) Chuhao Liu et al.   Chem

Atomically Dispersed Y or La on Birnessite-Type MnO2 for the Catalytic Decomposition of Low-Concentration Toluene at Room Temperature

(2021) Huiyu Zhang et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Metal-Nitrogen-doped carbon single-atom electrocatalysts for CO2 electroreduction

(2021) Liping Huang et al.   COMPOSITES PART B-ENGINEERING

Environment of Metal–O–Fe Bonds Enabling High Activity in CO2 Reduction on Single Metal Atoms and on Supported Nanoparticles

(2021) Yifeng Zhu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

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

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

Fe-N/C single-atom catalysts with high density of Fe-Nx sites toward peroxymonosulfate activation for high-efficient oxidation of bisphenol A: Electron-transfer mechanism

(2021) Ting Yang et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Photoinduced Strong Metal–Support Interaction for Enhanced Catalysis

(2021) Hao Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Phosphorus coordinated Rh single-atom sites on nanodiamond as highly regioselective catalyst for hydroformylation of olefins

(2021) Peng Gao et al.   Nature Communications

Single-Atom Catalysts Designed and Prepared by the Atomic Layer Deposition Technique

(2021) Javier Fonseca et al.   ACS Catalysis

Simulated solar light driven photothermal catalytic purification of toluene over iron oxide supported single atom Pt catalyst

(2021) Zhiwei Wang et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Covalent organic framework-supported Zn single atom catalyst for highly efficient N-formylation of amines with CO2 under mild conditions

(2021) Qiang Cao et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Single-Atom (Iron-Based) Catalysts: Synthesis and Applications

(2021) Baljeet Singh et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Atomically dispersed Fe/Bi dual active sites single-atom nanozymes for cascade catalysis and peroxymonosulfate activation to degrade dyes

(2021) Qiumeng Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Catalytic stability enhancement for pollutant removal via balancing lattice oxygen mobility and VOCs adsorption

(2021) Yuan Feng et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Recent progress in single-atom alloys: Synthesis, properties, and applications in environmental catalysis

(2021) Zhiling Xu et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Enhanced mass transfer in three-dimensional single-atom nickel catalyst with open-pore structure for highly efficient CO2 electrolysis

(2021) Pengbo Zhai et al.   Journal of Energy Chemistry

Accelerating CO 2 Electroreduction to CO Over Pd Single‐Atom Catalyst

(2020) Qun He et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Efficient electron transmission in covalent organic framework nanosheets for highly active electrocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction

(2020) Hong-Jing Zhu et al.   Nature Communications

Electrochemical deposition as a universal route for fabricating single-atom catalysts

(2020) Zhirong Zhang et al.   Nature Communications

Carbon-Based Single-Atom Catalysts for Advanced Applications

(2020) Manoj B. Gawande et al.   ACS Catalysis

Iron-Catalyzed Selective Denitrification over N-Doped Mesoporous Carbon

(2020) Wei Teng et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Simple and Scalable Mechanochemical Synthesis of Noble Metal Catalysts with Single Atoms toward Highly Efficient Hydrogen Evolution

(2020) Haiyan Jin et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Polyvinylpyrrolidone‐Coordinated Single‐site Platinum Catalyst Exhibits High Activity for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

(2020) Can Li et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Formation of active oxygen species on single-atom Pt catalyst and promoted catalytic oxidation of toluene

(2020) Shunzheng Zhao et al.   Nano Research

Single-atom catalysts reveal the dinuclear characteristic of active sites in NO selective reduction with NH3

(2020) Weiye Qu et al.   Nature Communications

Highly efficient utilization of single atoms via constructing 3D and free-standing electrodes for CO2 reduction with ultrahigh current density

(2020) Hengpan Yang et al.   Nano Energy

Single‐Atom Catalysts for Electrocatalytic Applications

(2020) Qiaoqiao Zhang et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

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

Fe Single Atom on MoS2 Nanosheets for N2 Electroreduction into Ammonia

(2020) Hongyang Su et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Controlling Oxidation State of Pt Single‐Atoms for Maximizing Catalytic Activity

(2020) Hojin Jeong et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Co-N-C in porous carbon with enhanced lithium ion storage properties

(2020) Shenghong Liu et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Unveiling the kilogram-scale gold single-atom catalysts via ball milling for preferential oxidation of CO in excess hydrogen

(2020) Tao Gan et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Selective immobilization of single-atom Au on cerium dioxide for low-temperature removal of C1 gaseous contaminants

(2020) Jin Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Probing toluene catalytic removal mechanism over supported Pt nano- and single-atom-catalyst

(2020) Zhiwei Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Stable and Efficient Single-Atom Zn Catalyst for CO2 Reduction to CH4

(2020) Lili Han et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Recent Developments on the Single Atom Supported at 2D Materials Beyond Graphene as Catalysts

(2020) Rui Gusmão et al.   ACS Catalysis

Single-atom Ru implanted metal-organic framework/MnO2 for the highly selective oxidation of NOx by the plasma activation

(2020) SI CHEN et al.   ACS Catalysis

Emerging Multifunctional Single-Atom Catalysts/Nanozymes

(2020) Huabin Zhang et al.   ACS Central Science

Single-Atom Pt Stabilized on One-Dimensional Nanostructure Support via Carbon Nitride/SnO2 Heterojunction Trapping

(2020) Hamin Shin et al.   ACS Nano

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

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

Chemical Vapor Deposition for Atomically Dispersed and Nitrogen Coordinated Single Metal Site Catalysts

(2020) Shengwen Liu et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Single-Step Chemical Vapor Deposition Growth of Platinum Nanocrystal: Monolayer MoS2 Dendrite Hybrid Materials for Efficient Electrocatalysis

(2020) Wenshuo Xu et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Anchoring Positively Charged Pd Single Atoms in Ordered Porous Ceria to Boost Catalytic Activity and Stability in Suzuki Coupling Reactions

(2020) Xueqin Tao 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

Photocatalytic CO 2 Reduction to CO over Ni Single Atoms Supported on Defect‐Rich Zirconia

(2020) Xuyang Xiong et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Anchoring Single‐Atom Ru on CdS with Enhanced CO 2 Capture and Charge Accumulation for High Selectivity of Photothermocatalytic CO 2 Reduction to Solar Fuels

(2020) Songcai Cai et al.   Solar RRL

Electroreduction of Carbon Dioxide Driven by the Intrinsic Defects in the Carbon Plane of a Single Fe–N 4 Site

(2020) Wenpeng Ni et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Single Mn atom anchored on N-doped porous carbon as highly efficient Fenton-like catalyst for the degradation of organic contaminants

(2020) Jingren Yang et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Enhanced Hydrogen Evolution of Single-Atom Ru Sites via Geometric and Electronic Engineering: N and S Dual Coordination

(2020) Min Jie Wang et al.   APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE

Recent Advances in Graphitic Carbon Nitride Supported Single‐Atom Catalysts for Energy Conversion

(2020) Meng Zhao et al.   ChemCatChem

The assembling principle and strategies of high-density atomically dispersed catalysts

(2020) Shuyan Zhao et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Direct catalytic decomposition of N2O over bismuth modified NiO catalysts

(2020) Ming-xin Xu et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Water‐Based Synthesis of Gold Single Atoms‐Embedded, Metal–Organic Frameworks‐Derived Nanoporous Carbon Nanoparticles with Enhanced Reduction Ability

(2020) Ting‐Hsun Yang et al.   Advanced Materials Interfaces

Sandwich structure stabilized atomic Fe catalyst for highly efficient Fenton-like reaction at all pH values

(2020) Sijin Zuo et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Heterogeneous Fenton catalysts: A review of recent advances

(2020) Nishanth Thomas et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Highly efficient and enhanced sulfur resistance supported bimetallic single-atom palladium–cobalt catalysts for benzene oxidation

(2020) Zhiquan Hou et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

A smartphone-integrated method for visual detection of tetracycline

(2020) Jun Xu et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Rational Design of Graphene-Supported Single Atom Catalysts for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

(2019) Md Delowar Hossain et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Highly Active and Stable Single-Atom Cu Catalysts Supported by a Metal–Organic Framework

(2019) Ali M. Abdel-Mageed et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Synergistic Effect of Cu/CeO2 and Pt–BaO/CeO2 Catalysts for a Low-Temperature Lean NOx Trap

(2019) Beom-Sik Kim et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Generation of Nanoparticle, Atomic-Cluster, and Single-Atom Cobalt Catalysts from Zeolitic Imidazole Frameworks by Spatial Isolation and Their Use in Zinc-Air Batteries

(2019) Xiaopeng Han et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Single atomic Ag enhances the bifunctional activity and cycling stability of MnO2

(2019) Shenglin Ni et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Isolated single atom cobalt in Bi3O4Br atomic layers to trigger efficient CO2 photoreduction

(2019) Jun Di et al.   Nature Communications

Nitrogen-coordinated single iron atom catalysts derived from metal organic frameworks for oxygen reduction reaction

(2019) Fei Xiao et al.   Nano Energy

Rational Design of Novel Catalysts with Atomic Layer Deposition for the Reduction of Carbon Dioxide

(2019) Zhangsen Chen et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Palladium Single Atoms on TiO2 as a Photocatalytic Sensing Platform for Analyzing the Organophosphorus Pesticide Chlorpyrifos

(2019) Xiaoxiao Ge et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Isolated Pt single atomic sites anchored on nanoporous TiO2 film for highly efficient photocatalytic degradation of low concentration toluene

(2019) Tongzhou Xu et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Atomically dispersed Pt on 3DOM WO3 promoted with cobalt and nickel oxides for highly selective and highly sensitive detection of xylene

(2019) Fubo Gu et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL

Atomic‐Local Environments of Single‐Atom Catalysts: Synthesis, Electronic Structure, and Activity

(2019) Wei‐Hong Lai et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

High-throughput screening of transition metal single atom catalysts anchored on molybdenum disulfide for nitrogen fixation

(2019) Tong Yang et al.   Nano Energy

A new trick for an old support: Stabilizing gold single atoms on LaFeO3 perovskite

(2019) Chengcheng Tian et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Degradation of sulfamethoxazole by heat-activated persulfate oxidation: Elucidation of the degradation mechanism and influence of process parameters

(2019) Hannah Milh et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Improving PMS oxidation of organic pollutants by single cobalt atom catalyst through hybrid radical and non-radical pathways

(2019) Haodan Xu et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Atomically Pt implanted nanoporous TiO2 film for photocatalytic degradation of trace organic pollutants in water

(2019) Tongzhou Xu et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Highly efficient WO3-FeO catalysts synthesized using a novel solvent-free method for NH3-SCR

(2019) Huimin Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

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

(2018) Jiawei Wan et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Heterogeneous Single-Atom Catalyst for Visible-Light-Driven High-Turnover CO2 Reduction: The Role of Electron Transfer

(2018) Chao Gao et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

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

(2018) Shengjie Wei et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Retrosynthesis of multi-component metal−organic frameworks

(2018) Shuai Yuan et al.   Nature Communications

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

Suppression of Hydrogen Evolution Reaction in Electrochemical N2 Reduction Using Single-Atom Catalysts: A Computational Guideline

(2018) Changhyeok Choi et al.   ACS Catalysis

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

(2018) Longzhou Zhang et al.   Chem

Dynamic traction of lattice-confined platinum atoms into mesoporous carbon matrix for hydrogen evolution reaction

(2018) Huabin Zhang et al.   Science Advances

Synergistic Promotion Effect between NOx and Chlorobenzene Removal on MnOx–CeO2 Catalyst

(2018) Lina Gan et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

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

Ti(IV) doping: An effective strategy to boost Lewis acidic performance of ZnO catalyst in fluorescein dye synthesis

(2018) Nirajkumar H. Jadhav et al.   CATALYSIS COMMUNICATIONS

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

Single Pd Atoms on θ-Al2O3 (010) Surface do not Catalyze NO Oxidation

(2017) Chaitanya K. Narula et al.   Scientific Reports

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

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

(2016) Liangbing Wang et al.   Nature Communications

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

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 Catalysis Using Pt/Graphene Achieved through Atomic Layer Deposition

(2013) Shuhui Sun et al.   Scientific Reports

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

(2011) Botao Qiao et al.   Nature Chemistry