Recent Advances in Single-Atom Catalyst for Solar Energy Conversion: A Comprehensive Review and Future Outlook

Single-atom catalysts (SACs) are becoming increasingly recognized as highly promising catalytic materials, distinguished by their exceptional atomic efficiency, superior selectivity, and elevated activity levels. This review offers a detailed and comprehensive overview of the recent advancements in...

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Main Authors: Mehmood S., Sk S., Abraham B.M., Ahmadipour M., Pal U., Dutta J.
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spelling my.uniten.dspace-368892025-03-03T15:45:31Z Recent Advances in Single-Atom Catalyst for Solar Energy Conversion: A Comprehensive Review and Future Outlook Mehmood S. Sk S. Abraham B.M. Ahmadipour M. Pal U. Dutta J. 58956710200 57222470950 59339085600 55533484700 8908351700 7101645077 Bioremediation Coordination reactions Layered semiconductors Photocatalytic activity Solar power generation Atomic regulation Characterization techniques Density-functional theory calculations Environmental remediation Metalorganic frameworks (MOFs) Single-atom catalyst Single-atoms Solar energy conversions Synthesis strategy ]+ catalyst Graphitic Carbon Nitride Single-atom catalysts (SACs) are becoming increasingly recognized as highly promising catalytic materials, distinguished by their exceptional atomic efficiency, superior selectivity, and elevated activity levels. This review offers a detailed and comprehensive overview of the recent advancements in SACs, focusing on synthesis strategies, photocatalytic energy conversion applications, and advanced characterization techniques. Various synthetic approaches for fabricating atomically dispersed catalysts are elaborated concisely, emphasizing the importance of achieving precise atomic regulation on compatible supports to ensure strong metal?support interactions. Furthermore, the advanced characterization techniques by analytical tools are illustrated for a deep exploration of catalytic activity and mechanistic insights into uniformly dispersed SACs. Specifically, different kinds of support materials such as metal?organic frameworks (MOFs), their subset zeolitic imidazolate frameworks, and graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) with diverse coordination and electronic environments are examined. Further, advances in computational techniques and machine learning are transforming SACs development by improving predictive accuracy and reducing trial-and-error methods, thereby accelerating the discovery of stable and active catalysts. Finally, current challenges and prospects of SACs based on MOFs, and g-C3N4 are addressed, providing valuable insights for the continued development and application of these catalysts in various industrial processes and environmental remediation efforts. ? 2024 The Author(s). Advanced Functional Materials published by Wiley-VCH GmbH. Article in press 2025-03-03T07:45:31Z 2025-03-03T07:45:31Z 2024 Review 10.1002/adfm.202418602 2-s2.0-85212272493 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85212272493&doi=10.1002%2fadfm.202418602&partnerID=40&md5=c4071e65191b1cc1a125656eab0cf017 https://irepository.uniten.edu.my/handle/123456789/36889 All Open Access; Hybrid Gold Open Access John Wiley and Sons Inc Scopus
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topic Bioremediation
Coordination reactions
Layered semiconductors
Photocatalytic activity
Solar power generation
Atomic regulation
Characterization techniques
Density-functional theory calculations
Environmental remediation
Metalorganic frameworks (MOFs)
Single-atom catalyst
Single-atoms
Solar energy conversions
Synthesis strategy
]+ catalyst
Graphitic Carbon Nitride
spellingShingle Bioremediation
Coordination reactions
Layered semiconductors
Photocatalytic activity
Solar power generation
Atomic regulation
Characterization techniques
Density-functional theory calculations
Environmental remediation
Metalorganic frameworks (MOFs)
Single-atom catalyst
Single-atoms
Solar energy conversions
Synthesis strategy
]+ catalyst
Graphitic Carbon Nitride
Mehmood S.
Sk S.
Abraham B.M.
Ahmadipour M.
Pal U.
Dutta J.
Recent Advances in Single-Atom Catalyst for Solar Energy Conversion: A Comprehensive Review and Future Outlook
description Single-atom catalysts (SACs) are becoming increasingly recognized as highly promising catalytic materials, distinguished by their exceptional atomic efficiency, superior selectivity, and elevated activity levels. This review offers a detailed and comprehensive overview of the recent advancements in SACs, focusing on synthesis strategies, photocatalytic energy conversion applications, and advanced characterization techniques. Various synthetic approaches for fabricating atomically dispersed catalysts are elaborated concisely, emphasizing the importance of achieving precise atomic regulation on compatible supports to ensure strong metal?support interactions. Furthermore, the advanced characterization techniques by analytical tools are illustrated for a deep exploration of catalytic activity and mechanistic insights into uniformly dispersed SACs. Specifically, different kinds of support materials such as metal?organic frameworks (MOFs), their subset zeolitic imidazolate frameworks, and graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) with diverse coordination and electronic environments are examined. Further, advances in computational techniques and machine learning are transforming SACs development by improving predictive accuracy and reducing trial-and-error methods, thereby accelerating the discovery of stable and active catalysts. Finally, current challenges and prospects of SACs based on MOFs, and g-C3N4 are addressed, providing valuable insights for the continued development and application of these catalysts in various industrial processes and environmental remediation efforts. ? 2024 The Author(s). Advanced Functional Materials published by Wiley-VCH GmbH.
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Sk S.
Abraham B.M.
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Dutta J.
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Sk S.
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Pal U.
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title Recent Advances in Single-Atom Catalyst for Solar Energy Conversion: A Comprehensive Review and Future Outlook
title_short Recent Advances in Single-Atom Catalyst for Solar Energy Conversion: A Comprehensive Review and Future Outlook
title_full Recent Advances in Single-Atom Catalyst for Solar Energy Conversion: A Comprehensive Review and Future Outlook
title_fullStr Recent Advances in Single-Atom Catalyst for Solar Energy Conversion: A Comprehensive Review and Future Outlook
title_full_unstemmed Recent Advances in Single-Atom Catalyst for Solar Energy Conversion: A Comprehensive Review and Future Outlook
title_sort recent advances in single-atom catalyst for solar energy conversion: a comprehensive review and future outlook
publisher John Wiley and Sons Inc
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