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Cover Feature: Graphene Supported Single Atom Transition Metal Catalysts for Methane Activation (ChemCatChem 15/2018)
Author(s) -
Sahoo Sanjubala,
Suib Steven L.,
Alpay S. Pamir
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
chemcatchem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.497
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1867-3899
pISSN - 1867-3880
DOI - 10.1002/cctc.201801204
Subject(s) - graphene , methane , catalysis , materials science , transition metal , atom (system on chip) , cover (algebra) , activation energy , metal , selectivity , activation barrier , anaerobic oxidation of methane , nanotechnology , chemistry , chemical physics , computer science , organic chemistry , metallurgy , mechanical engineering , engineering , embedded system
The Cover Feature illustrates a first‐principles based study of the catalytic activity of graphene‐supported single transition metal (TM) atoms for activation of methane. In their Full Paper, S. Sahoo et al. investigated the role of graphene support on the activity and selectivity of Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, and Cu atoms. It was found that the energy barrier for methane activation is significantly reduced for graphene‐supported TM systems relative to the support‐free TM‐methane systems and graphene‐methane systems. Specifically, the reduction in activation barrier is significant for the graphene‐supported Co, suggesting that this system could be an effective single‐site catalyst for methane activation. More information can be found in the Full Paper by S. Sahoo et al. on page 3229 in Issue 15, 2018 (DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201800465).Artwork designed by Sanjubala Sahoo and Hayley Joyal.