Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2022, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (5): 20220129.doi: 10.7503/cjcu20220129

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Research Progress of Single Atom Catalysts in Electrochemistry

ZHANG Hongwei1, CHEN Wen1, ZHAO Meiqi1, MA Chao2(), HAN Yunhu1()   

  1. 1.Institute of Flexible Electronics,Northwestern Polytechnical University,Xi’an 710129,China
    2.Department of Chemistry,Tsinghua University,Beijing 100084,China
  • Received:2022-03-03 Online:2022-05-10 Published:2022-04-04
  • Contact: MA Chao,HAN Yunhu E-mail:machao2016@tsinghua.edu.cn;iamyhhan@nwpu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    the National Natural Science Foundation of China(22102132);the Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province, China(2021JQ-087);the Ningbo Natural Science Foundation, China(2021J053)

Abstract:

At present, the research on single-atom catalysts has shown an explosive growth and has become a star material and research hotspot in the field of materials science and catalysis. Previously reported studies on single- atom catalysts were mainly focused on a certain application direction, and the bifunctional or multifunctional applications of catalysts were seldom studied. In recent years, researchers have gradually devoted more interest to the design and development of bifunctional and multifunctional single-atom catalysts, so as to expand the application of single-atom catalysts in more fields and directions. In this paper, the research progress of bifunctional single-atom catalysts in recent years is comprehensively reviewed, with emphasis on the latest application research in the field of electrochemistry. Finally, the existing problems in the development of bifunctional single-atom catalysts are briefly analyzed, and the future development prospects are prospected.

Key words: Single-atom catalyst, Difunctionality, Electrocatalysis, Metal-air battery, Overall water splitting

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