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  • Materials Science
  • Catalysis
  • Nanotechnology

Background:

  • Single-atom catalysts (SACs) offer high efficiency but are often limited by stability and loading challenges.
  • Current methods rely on support defects for stabilizing isolated atoms, which are difficult to create in high densities.
  • Achieving thermally stable, high-metal-loading SACs is a significant hurdle in catalyst development.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a new strategy for fabricating high-loading and thermally stable single-atom catalysts.
  • To investigate a non-defect-based stabilization mechanism for isolated metal atoms on supports.
  • To demonstrate the potential of this method for enhancing catalytic activity.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing strong covalent metal-support interaction (CMSI) for atom stabilization.
  • Employing high-temperature calcination to trap Pt atoms or PtO2 units.
  • Investigating the role of iron oxide reducibility in anchoring isolated Pt atoms through experimental and computational studies.
  • Extending the strategy to non-reducible supports by doping with iron oxide.

Main Results:

  • Isolated Pt atoms were successfully stabilized via CMSI, independent of support defects.
  • High-loading and thermally stable SACs were fabricated.
  • Iron oxide reducibility was identified as critical for anchoring isolated Pt atoms.
  • The resulting SACs exhibited specific activities superior to conventional nanoparticle catalysts.

Conclusions:

  • A novel, defect-free stabilization strategy for high-loading SACs has been established.
  • This method leverages CMSI and iron oxide's reducibility for robust atom anchoring.
  • The approach is versatile and can be applied to various supports, opening new avenues for industrial catalysis.