Challenges and Opportunities for Single‐Atom Electrocatalysts: From Lab‐Scale Research to Potential Industry‐Level Applications

Single-atom electrocatalysts (SACs) are a class of promising materials for driving electrochemical energy conversion reactions due to their intrinsic advantages, including maximum metal utilization, well-defined active structures, and strong interface effects. However, SACs have not reached full commercialization for broad industrial applications. This review summarizes recent research achievements in the design of SACs for crucial electrocatalytic reactions on their active sites, coordination, and substrates, as well as the synthesis methods. The key challenges facing SACs in activity, selectivity, stability, and scalability, are highlighted. Furthermore, it is pointed out the new strategies to address these…

• UO
  University of New South Wales

  Award: CE230100032
• AR
  Australian Research Council

  Awards: CE230100032, FT170100224, CE230100017