Facile synthesis of single-atom electrocatalysts with tailored carbon architectures via a polyelectrolyte brush-templated-growth approach

Abstract

ZIF-8-derived single atom catalysts (SACs) have been widely reported and show prospects towards various electrocatalytic reactions. In addition to the coordination environments of the single atoms, the geometric shape and...

Ligand-assisted formation of mesoporous Zn–N–C to realize superior catalytic activity in solvent-free CO2 cycloaddition reactions

“…12 Single atom catalysts with M-N 4 (M = metal) structures possess ideal Lewis-acid metal sites and the essence of heterogeneous catalysts, demonstrating their unique advantages in cycloaddition of epoxides with CO 2 . 7,[13][14][15] Pyrolysis of MOFs at high temperature has been developed as an effective strategy to fabricate single atom catalysts anchored on nitrogen-doped carbon, [16][17][18] for example, the pyrolysis of ZIF-8 to form single atom Zn anchored on N-C (Fig. 1).…”