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Atomic Scale Materials for Emerging Robust Catalysis
Author(s) -
Sun Xian,
Chen Yunxu,
Liu Keli,
Ding Yu,
Zeng Mengqi,
Fu Lei
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
small methods
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.66
H-Index - 46
ISSN - 2366-9608
DOI - 10.1002/smtd.201800181
Subject(s) - catalysis , nanotechnology , atomic units , materials science , field (mathematics) , biochemical engineering , chemistry , physics , engineering , organic chemistry , mathematics , quantum mechanics , pure mathematics
Atomic scale materials (ASMs) have drawn great interest from researchers in the field of catalysis, due to their novel structures and attractive properties. As a kind of high‐efficiency catalyst, ASMs exhibit massive active sites, fast charge diffusion rates, and maximum atomic utilization, which endow them with a superior catalytic performance. Herein, the current progress in the development of ASMs for core catalytic systems is summarized, which focuses on the distinct structural characteristics and great catalytic advantages of ASMs, as well as their underlying catalytic mechanism for various reactions. Significantly, it is indicated that ASMs are promising catalysts for robust catalysis, which possess high catalytic activity, good selectivity, long‐term stability, excellent poisoning tolerance, and strong conditional adaptability in catalytic applications, and are gradually applied in the field of industrialization. Finally, the opportunities and challenges of ASMs in the field of catalysis are discussed. This review provides a new impetus for the fundamental design and further exploration of catalysts.