Single Atom Catalysts
A special issue of Inorganics (ISSN 2304-6740).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2026 | Viewed by 29
Special Issue Editor
Interests: single atom catalysis; interface catalysis; structure-activity relationship of nanocatalysts
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Single-atom catalysts (SACs) have become popular in catalysis research. The remarkable advantages, such as maximized efficiency of supported metal atoms, approximated coordination as a homogeneous catalyst, distinct energy level distributions of electron orbits, and abundant interfacial sites for the synergistic effect of metal and supports, cause various changes in performance compared with traditional supported nanoparticles/clusters catalysts. However, these advantages are probably accompanied by stability, working life, or selectivity at a price. These fascinating areas attract researchers to work on: using SACs to improve and analyze catalysis mechanisms, attempting new synthetic methods for SACs, and developing characterization techniques for SACs and catalysis processes. This Special Issue aims to collect full papers and critical reviews on the topic, possibly covering all the aforementioned applicative contexts. Scientific productions of both experimental and computational nature are welcome.
Dr. Tianbo Li
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- single-atom catalysts
- interfacial sites
- synthetic method
- heterogeneous catalysis
- selectivity
- stability
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