Electrochemical Energy Reviews ›› 2022, Vol. 5 ›› Issue (1): 145-186.doi: 10.1007/s41918-021-00124-4

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Single-Atom Catalysts: Advances and Challenges in Metal-Support Interactions for Enhanced Electrocatalysis

Yang Mu1, Tingting Wang2, Jian Zhang3, Changgong Meng1, Yifu Zhang1, Zongkui Kou2   

  1. 1. School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, Liaoning, China;
    2. State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei, China;
    3. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, Hubei, China
  • 收稿日期:2021-05-12 修回日期:2021-07-09 出版日期:2022-03-20 发布日期:2022-03-14
  • 通讯作者: Yifu Zhang,E-mail:yfzhang@dlut.edu.cn;Zongkui Kou,E-mail:zongkuikou@whut.edu.cn E-mail:yfzhang@dlut.edu.cn;zongkuikou@whut.edu.cn
  • 基金资助:
    This work was partially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 21771030) and the Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning Province (2020-MS-113).

Single-Atom Catalysts: Advances and Challenges in Metal-Support Interactions for Enhanced Electrocatalysis

Yang Mu1, Tingting Wang2, Jian Zhang3, Changgong Meng1, Yifu Zhang1, Zongkui Kou2   

  1. 1. School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, Liaoning, China;
    2. State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei, China;
    3. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, Hubei, China
  • Received:2021-05-12 Revised:2021-07-09 Online:2022-03-20 Published:2022-03-14
  • Contact: Yifu Zhang,E-mail:yfzhang@dlut.edu.cn;Zongkui Kou,E-mail:zongkuikou@whut.edu.cn E-mail:yfzhang@dlut.edu.cn;zongkuikou@whut.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    This work was partially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 21771030) and the Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning Province (2020-MS-113).

摘要: Single-atom catalysts (SACs), which contain a single metal atom supported on a well-confined substrate, are among the most promising heterogeneous catalysts owing to their unique advantages, such as high intrinsic activity and selectivity, tunable bonds and coordination, abundant metal-containing active sites, and atomic economy. Since metal-support interactions (MSIs) in SACs exert a substantial influence on the catalytic properties, gaining a profound understanding and recognition of catalytic reactions depends greatly on investigating MSIs both experimentally and computationally. Hence, the engineering and modulation of MSIs are regarded as one of the most efficient methods to rationally design SACs with disruptively enhanced catalytic properties. In this review, we track the recent advances in SACs from an MSI perspective. We then discuss the existing MSIs in SACs and elucidate the significant role of strong MSIs in catalytic properties and mechanisms. The challenges hindering the rational design of supported SACs with strong MSIs, which are currently still far from being completely understood and overcome, are described. In addition, the correlation between strong MSIs and electrocatalytic activities in SACs, including an outlook to increase our understanding of MSIs, is discussed. Finally, the present review provides some perspectives and an in-depth understanding of strong MSIs to advance high-performing SACs.

关键词: Metal-support interaction, Single-atom catalysts, Electrocatalysis, ORR and OER, HER and HOR

Abstract: Metal-support interaction|Single-atom catalysts|Electrocatalysis|ORR and OER|HER and HOR