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The reformation of catalyst: From a trial-and-error synthesis to rational design
The appropriate catalysts can accelerate the reaction rate and effectively boost the efficient conversion of various molecules, which is of great importance in the study of chemistry, chemical industry, energy...
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Interface matters: how to print single atoms?
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Efficient multicarbon formation in acidic CO2 reduction via tandem electrocatalysis
The electrochemical reduction of CO2 in acidic conditions enables high single-pass carbon efficiency. However, the competing hydrogen evolution reaction reduces selectivity in the electrochemical reduction of CO2
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Open AccessNanocurvature-induced field effects enable control over the activity of single-atom electrocatalysts
Tuning interfacial electric fields provides a powerful means to control electrocatalyst activity. Importantly, electric fields can modify adsorbate binding energies based on their polarizability and dipole mom...
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Open AccessTuning oxidant and antioxidant activities of ceria by anchoring copper single-site for antibacterial application
The reaction system of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) catalyzed by nanozyme has a broad prospect in antibacterial treatment. However, the complex catalytic activities of nanozymes lead to multiple pathways reacting in ...
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Atomically dispersed materials: Ideal catalysts in atomic era
Catalysts can accelerate the chemical reaction rate and effectively promote the molecules transformation, which is of great significance in the research of chemical industry and material science. The extreme u...
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Open AccessStabilizing ruthenium dioxide with cation-anchored sulfate for durable oxygen evolution in proton-exchange membrane water electrolyzers
Ruthenium dioxide is the most promising alternative to the prevailing but expensive iridium-based catalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction in proton-exchange membrane water electrolyzers. However, the under...
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Recent Advances in CO2 Reduction Reaction to Value-added C1 Products by Single-atom Catalysts
The CO2 reduction reaction driven by sustainable electrical energy to value-added hydrocarbons is highly attractive because it can address both energy and environmental issues. The precise and rational developmen...
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Single-atom cobalt nanozymes promote spinal cord injury recovery by anti-oxidation and neuroprotection
Oxidative stress and inflammation are central pathophysiological processes in a traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI). Antioxidant therapies that reduce the reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONS) overgenerat...
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CO2-mediated organocatalytic chlorine evolution under industrial conditions
During the chlor-alkali process, in operation since the nineteenth century, electrolysis of sodium chloride solutions generates chlorine and sodium hydroxide that are both important for chemical manufacturing1–4....
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Multifunctional design of single-atom catalysts for multistep reactions
With the merits of high atom utilization, low cost, unique and tunable microstructures, as well as the particular catalytic behaviors, single-atom catalysts (SACs) have gained worldwide interest and achieved g...
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Revealing the surface atomic arrangement of noble metal alkane dehydrogenation catalysts by a stepwise reduction-oxidation approach
Surface characterization of metal nanoparticles is a critical need in nanocatalysis for in-depth understanding of the structure-function relationships. The surface structure of nanoparticles is often different...
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Atomically dispersed Pt in ordered PtSnZn intermetallic with Pt−Sn and Pt−Zn pairs for selective propane dehydrogenation
With the surge of shale gas, propane dehydrogenation becomes increasingly important to synthesize propylene. Herein, a new type of ordered PtSnZn intermetallic clusters (∼0.9 nm) supported on Al2O3 was synthesize...
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Determination of Ten Long-Chain Fatty Acids in Poppy-Seed Oil Using Electro-Enhanced Solid-Phase Microextraction-GC/MS
In this work, an efficient method for the determination of long-chain fatty acids in vegetable oil samples has been successfully developed by the combination of electro-enhanced solid-phase microextraction (EE...
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Emerging low-nuclearity supported metal catalysts with atomic level precision for efficient heterogeneous catalysis
Supported atomically dispersed metal catalysts (ADMCs) have received enormous attention due to their high atom utilization efficiency, mass activity and excellent selectivity. Single-atom site catalysts (SACs)...
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Understanding the structure-performance relationship of active sites at atomic scale
Metal-based atomically dispersed catalysts have attracted more attention because of their excellent catalytic performance and nearly 100% atom utilization. Therefore, it is very important to comprehensively an...
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Regulations of active moiety in single atom catalysts for electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction
Hydrogen production from water splitting using renewable electric energy is an interesting topic towards the carbon neutral future. Single atom catalysts (SACs) have emerged as a new frontier in the field of c...
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Atomically dispersed Ni anchored on polymer-derived mesh-like N-doped carbon nanofibers as an efficient CO2 electrocatalytic reduction catalyst
Efficient electroreduction of CO2 into CO and other chemicals turns greenhouse gases into fuels and value-added chemicals, holding great promise for a closed carbon cycle and the alleviation of climate changes. H...
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Rare-earth single atom based luminescent composite nanomaterials: Tunable full-color single phosphor and applications in WLEDs
High-quality single-component white phosphors are instrumental in realizing high-efficiency devices. Rare earth fluorides and carbon quantum dots have great potential in the white light-emitting diode (WLED) f...
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Reversely trap** atoms from a perovskite surface for high-performance and durable fuel cell cathodes
Atom trap** of scarce precious metals onto a suitable support at high temperatures has emerged as an effective approach to build thermally stable single-atom catalysts. Here, following a similar mechanism ba...