Review of Carbon Support Coordination Environments for Single Metal Atom Electrocatalysts (SACS)

Abstract This topical review focuses on the distinct role of carbon support coordination environment of single‐atom catalysts (SACs) for electrocatalysis. The article begins with an overview of atomic coordination configurations in SACs, including a discussion of the advanced characterization techniques and simulation used for understanding the active sites. A summary of key electrocatalysis applications is then provided. These processes are oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), oxygen evolution reaction (OER), hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR), and carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO 2 RR). The review then shifts to modulation of the metal atom‐carbon coordination environments,…

• UD
  U.S. Department of Energy

  Award: DE‐SC0023260
• NN
  National Natural Science Foundation of China

  Award: 52072257
• NK
  National Key Research and Development Program of China

  Award: 2019YFE0118800