Single metal atom decorated photocatalysts:Progress and challenges

作     者：Lei Zeng Can Xue Lei Zeng;Can Xue

作者机构：School of materials science and engineeringNanyang Technological University50 Nanyang avenueSingapore 639798Singapore 

出 版 物：《Nano Research》 (纳米研究（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2021年第14卷第4期

页      面：934-944页

核心收录：

学科分类：0808[工学-电气工程] 0809[工学-电子科学与技术（可授工学、理学学位）] 081705[工学-工业催化] 08[工学] 0817[工学-化学工程与技术] 0805[工学-材料科学与工程（可授工学、理学学位）] 0702[理学-物理学] 

基　　金：the Ministry of Education Singapore under AcRF-Tier2(MOE2018-T2-1-017) AcRFTierl(MOE2019-T1-002-012 RG102/19) 

主　　题：photocatalysis solar fuels hydrogen generation CO_(2)reduction artificial photosynthesis solar energy conversion 

摘      要：Photocatalysis has attracted intense attention due to its potential to solve the energy resource problem and environmental *** single metal atom decorated photocatalysts as a rising star become more and more popular because of the unique advantages of superior catalytic activities and ultrahigh atom utilization *** key function of single metal atom catalysts in photocatalytic reactions is boosting surface redox reactions by utilizing photogenerated charges,and has been verified by various spectroscopic and microscopic ***,the activities of the single metal atoms highly depend on the binding environment in the host photocatalyst that affect the adsorption and activation of reactants as well as the reaction energy ***,this mini review summarizes recent progress on single metal atom decorated photocatalysts,and discusses the roles of the single metal atom catalysts in different types of host photocatalysts including organic,carbon-based and inorganic *** remaining challenges and future perspectives on the stability and activities of single atom catalysts in photocatalytic processes are elaborated in the *** believe that this mini review will provide valuable overview on synthetic methods of different single atom photocatalysts for researchers towards future development of highly efficient photocatalysts.