TY - JOUR
T1 - Recent Advances in the Engineering of Single-Atom Catalysts Through Metal–Organic Frameworks
AU - Xue, Qi
AU - Zhang, Zixuan
AU - Ng, Bryan K.Y.
AU - Zhao, Pu
AU - Lo, Benedict T.W.
N1 - Funding Information:
TWBL thanks the Hong Kong Research Grants Council (25300918 and 15300819) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21902139) for financial support. PZ thanks the Glasstone Research Fellowship in Science (University of Oxford).
Funding Information:
TWBL thanks the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21902139) and the Hong Kong Research Grants Council (25300918 and 15300819) for financial support. PZ thanks the Glasstone Research Fellowship in Science (University of Oxford).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG part of Springer Nature.
PY - 2021/4
Y1 - 2021/4
N2 - This mini-review highlights some recent progress in the engineering of single-atom catalysts (SACs) through metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) and derivatives. The inherent molecular and chemical specificities within the MOFs and derivatives can offer stabilisation of the SACs with high atomic isolation and dispersion. As MOFs are often considered an infinite array of self-assembled molecular catalysts, specifically designed structures can provide further functionalities to suit the needs of different catalytic applications. In brief, we can divide the preparation approaches into three main categories: (1) fabrication onto functional groups of the ligands, (2) fabrication onto Lewis acid sites of nodal centres, and (3) synthesis via a pyrolysis-mediated technique. Through these approaches, strong metal–support interactions can be established to aid the fine-tuning of the catalytic properties. We also discuss how recent progress in the development of state-of-the-art microscopic, spectroscopic, and crystallographic techniques has enabled scientists to elucidate the structure–activity relationship.
AB - This mini-review highlights some recent progress in the engineering of single-atom catalysts (SACs) through metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) and derivatives. The inherent molecular and chemical specificities within the MOFs and derivatives can offer stabilisation of the SACs with high atomic isolation and dispersion. As MOFs are often considered an infinite array of self-assembled molecular catalysts, specifically designed structures can provide further functionalities to suit the needs of different catalytic applications. In brief, we can divide the preparation approaches into three main categories: (1) fabrication onto functional groups of the ligands, (2) fabrication onto Lewis acid sites of nodal centres, and (3) synthesis via a pyrolysis-mediated technique. Through these approaches, strong metal–support interactions can be established to aid the fine-tuning of the catalytic properties. We also discuss how recent progress in the development of state-of-the-art microscopic, spectroscopic, and crystallographic techniques has enabled scientists to elucidate the structure–activity relationship.
KW - Catalyst design
KW - Metal–organic frameworks
KW - Single-atom catalysts
KW - Structural characterisation
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U2 - 10.1007/s41061-021-00324-y
DO - 10.1007/s41061-021-00324-y
M3 - Review article
C2 - 33544294
AN - SCOPUS:85100497428
SN - 2365-0869
VL - 379
JO - Topics in Current Chemistry
JF - Topics in Current Chemistry
IS - 2
M1 - 11
ER -