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Single atom catalysts design, synthesis, characterization, and applications in energy /

Single Atom Catalysts: Design, Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications in Energy focuses on the synthesis, design, and advanced characterization techniques for single-atom catalyst (SAC) materials and their direct energy conversion and storage applications. This book reviews the emerging appli...

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Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Menezes, Prashanth W. (Editor), Sarkar, Debasish (Editor), Awasthi, Kamlendra (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam : Elsevier, [2024].
Subjects:
Catalysis.
Catalysis > Industrial applications.
Nanochemistry.
Heterogeneous catalysis.
Metal catalysts.
Energy conversion.
Energy storage.
Catalyse.
Catalyse > Applications industrielles.
Nanochimie.
Catalyse hétérogène.
Catalyseurs métalliques.
Énergie > Conversion.
Énergie > Stockage.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover
  • Single Atom Catalysts
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • List of contributors
  • 1 Introduction to single-atom catalysts
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.1.1 Fundamentals of single-atom catalysts
  • 1.1.2 Single-atom catalysis: its beginning and evolution
  • 1.2 Properties of single-atom catalysts
  • 1.2.1 The crucial role of support in influencing intrinsic properties of SACs and the concept of support-metal charge transfer
  • 1.2.1.1 Concept of support-metal charge transfer
  • 1.2.2 Types of support
  • 1.2.2.1 Metal oxides
  • 1.2.2.2 Carbon-based materials
  • 1.2.2.3 Transition metal chalcogenides (MoS2, MoSe2, WS2, WSe2)
  • 1.2.2.4 MXenes
  • 1.3 Distinction between single-atom catalysts and grafted organometallic catalysts
  • 1.4 Applications of single-atom catalysts
  • 1.5 Summary and outlook
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • 2 Synthesis techniques for single-atom catalysts
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Synthetic strategies of single-atom catalysts
  • 2.2.1 Wet chemical approaches
  • 2.2.1.1 Metal oxide support
  • 2.2.1.2 Carbon support
  • 2.2.1.3 Metallic support
  • 2.2.2 Atomic layer deposition
  • 2.2.3 Hydro(solvo)thermal approach
  • 2.2.4 Metal-organic frameworks and covalent organic frameworks
  • 2.2.5 Solid-state methods
  • 2.2.6 Other methods
  • 2.3 Conclusion and future outlook
  • References
  • 3 Characterization techniques for single-atom catalysts
  • 3.1 X-ray diffraction and in situ X-ray diffraction
  • 3.2 Inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy
  • 3.3 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and in situ X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
  • 3.4 Fourier transform infrared spectrometer and in situ FTIR
  • 3.5 Raman and in situ Raman
  • 3.6 Transmission electron microscopy and high-angle annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy
  • 3.7 Aberration-corrected high-resolution transmission electron microscopy.
  • 3.8 Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry
  • 3.9 X-ray absorption spectroscopy
  • 3.10 Electron paramagnetic resonance
  • 3.11 Electron energy loss spectroscopy
  • 3.12 Geometric-phase analysis
  • 3.13 First-principles calculations
  • 3.13.1 Atomic charge
  • 3.13.2 Charge density difference
  • 3.13.3 Density of states
  • 3.13.4 Projected density of states
  • 3.13.5 Density functional theory
  • Acknowledgment
  • References
  • 4 Single-atom catalysts for electrocatalytic oxygen reduction
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 The mechanisms for oxygen reduction reactions
  • 4.3 Introduction to SACs catalysts for oxygen reduction reactions
  • 4.3.1 Noble metal-based single-atom catalysts for ORR
  • 4.3.1.1 Pt-based single-atom catalysts for ORR
  • 4.3.1.2 Ru-based single-atom electrocatalysts
  • 4.3.1.3 Other precious-metal-based single-atom electrocatalysts
  • 4.3.2 Nonprecious metal SACs for ORR
  • 4.3.2.1 Fe-based single-atom electrocatalysts
  • 4.3.2.2 Co-based single-atom electrocatalysts
  • 4.3.2.3 Other nonprecious metal-based single-atom electrocatalysts
  • 4.4 Application of SACs for the ORR in electrochemical energy devices
  • 4.4.1 SACs catalyst development for fuel cells
  • 4.4.2 SACs catalyst development for metal-air batteries
  • 4.5 Conclusions and perspectives
  • References
  • 5 Single-atom catalysts for electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Synthetic strategies of single-atom catalysts
  • 5.2.1 Wet chemical strategy
  • 5.2.1.1 Coprecipitation method
  • 5.2.1.2 Electrochemical deposition method
  • 5.2.2 High-temperature pyrolysis
  • 5.2.3 Atomic-layer deposition method of deposition of single-atom catalyst
  • 5.3 Characterization of single-atom catalysts
  • 5.3.1 Scanning tunneling microscopy
  • 5.3.2 Aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy
  • 5.3.3 X-ray absorption spectroscopy.
  • 5.3.4 Resonant inelastic X-ray scattering
  • 5.3.5 Electron energy loss spectroscopy
  • 5.3.6 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
  • 5.3.7 Fourier-transformed infrared spectroscopy
  • 5.3.8 Mössbauer spectroscopy
  • 5.4 Electrocatalytic water splitting
  • 5.4.1 Carbon-supported single-atom catalysts
  • 5.4.2 Metal compound-supported single-atom catalysts
  • 5.5 Mechanism of oxygen evolution reaction with single-atom catalysts
  • 5.6 Conclusions
  • References
  • 6 Single atom catalysts for electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction
  • 6.1 Fundamentals of the HER
  • 6.1.1 The mechanism of HER
  • 6.1.2 Electrochemical characterization parameters for HER
  • 6.1.2.1 Overpotential
  • 6.1.2.2 Tafel slope and exchange current density
  • 6.1.2.3 Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy
  • 6.1.2.4 Electrochemical active surface area
  • 6.1.2.5 Turnover frequency
  • 6.1.2.6 Faradaic efficiency
  • 6.1.2.7 Stability
  • 6.1.3 Thermodynamic model: Gibbs free energy of hydrogen adsorption
  • 6.2 SACs for HER
  • 6.2.1 Single metal atoms coordination with N in carbon substrate materials
  • 6.2.1.1 M−N4 structure
  • 6.2.1.2 M-N3 structure
  • 6.2.1.3 M-N2 structure
  • 6.2.2 Single metal atoms anchored in non-carbon substrate materials
  • 6.2.2.1 S-coordinating
  • 6.2.2.2 O-coordinating
  • 6.2.2.3 P-coordinating
  • 6.2.3 Single nonmetallic elements atoms as active centers
  • 6.3 Outlook on SACs for HER
  • References
  • 7 Single-atom catalysts for electrocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction
  • 7.1 Introduction
  • 7.2 Device assembly and operation parameter
  • 7.2.1 Electrolyzer components
  • 7.2.2 Working electrode assembly
  • 7.2.3 Electrolyte parameters
  • 7.2.3.1 Nature of electrolytes
  • 7.2.3.2 Effect of pH
  • 7.2.3.3 Effect of temperature and pressure
  • 7.3 Development of single-atom catalysts for CO2 reduction into value-added products.
  • 7.3.1 HER suppression in the SACs
  • 7.3.2 SACs for CO2 to CO
  • 7.3.2.1 Modulation of the metal atomic center
  • 7.3.2.2 Effect of coordination number
  • 7.3.2.3 Effect of the coordinated nitrogen type
  • 7.3.2.4 Effect of other heteroatoms
  • 7.3.2.5 Effect of dual metal atoms
  • 7.3.2.6 Effect of surrounding functional groups
  • 7.3.3 SACs for CO2 to formic acid/formate
  • 7.3.4 SACs for CO2 to CH3OH
  • 7.3.5 SACs for CO2 to CH4
  • 7.3.6 SACs for CO2 to C2+ products
  • 7.4 Conclusion
  • References
  • 8 In situ/operando X-ray absorption spectroscopy in small molecule-based electrocatalysis
  • 8.1 Introduction
  • 8.2 X-ray absorption spectroscopy
  • 8.2.1 X-ray absorption near-edge structure
  • 8.2.2 Extended X-ray absorption fine structure
  • 8.3 In situ X-ray absorption spectroscopy
  • 8.3.1 In situ X-ray absorption spectroscopy instruments for electrocatalysis
  • 8.3.2 In situ X-ray absorption spectroscopy for nitrogen reduction reaction and CO2RR
  • 8.4 Summary
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • 9 Catalysts for Li-S batteries
  • 9.1 Introduction
  • 9.2 Lithium-sulfur batteries
  • 9.3 Fabrication of single-atom catalysts
  • 9.3.1 Direct pyrolysis method
  • 9.3.2 Atomic layer deposition
  • 9.3.3 Ball milling technique
  • 9.4 Li-S batteries: the mechanism
  • 9.5 Challenges of lithium-sulfur batteries
  • 9.6 Utilization of single-atom catalysts in other battery application domains
  • 9.6.1 Li/Na metal batteries
  • 9.6.2 Li/Na-S batteries
  • 9.6.3 Li-O2 batteries
  • 9.6.4 Zinc-air batteries
  • 9.7 Conclusions and outlook
  • References
  • 10 Conclusions and outlooks
  • 10.1 Conclusions
  • References
  • Index
  • Back Cover.