Orbital hybridizations in single-atom catalysts for electrocatalysis

This review focuses on elucidating the structure-activity relationships in single-atom catalysis in terms of orbital hybridization while highlighting strategies to modulate orbital hybridizations in single-atom electrocatalysis to enable superior performance of single-atom catalysts in energy conversion and storage (HER, OER, ORR , CO 2 RR and NRR). Single-atom catalysts (SACs) are rapidly standing at the forefront of catalytic development due to their unique structures with significantly different catalytic activity, selectivity, and stability from conventional nanocatalysts. The electronic properties and catalytic performances of SACs hinge on the results of orbital hybridization of isolated central atoms…

• NS
  Natural Science Foundation of Jilin Province

  Award: 20220101051JC
• NN
  National Natural Science Foundation of China

  Award: 22075099