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¹State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China.

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Summary

Periodic single-metal site catalysts (PSMSCs) offer improved understanding and control over catalytic reactions compared to disordered single-atom catalysts (SACs). PSMSCs enable precise manipulation of microenvironments for enhanced performance and mechanistic insights.

Keywords:

heterogeneous catalysis periodic single‐metal site single‐metal‐site catalysts synthetic principles

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Catalysis
Nanotechnology

Background:

Single-metal site catalysts (SMSCs), also known as single-atom catalysts (SACs), show great potential due to tunable microenvironments.
The inherent disorder in SMSCs complicates understanding their working principles and structure-activity relationships.

Purpose of the Study:

To provide a comprehensive overview of recent advancements in periodic single-metal site catalysts (PSMSCs).
To outline future research directions for designing and characterizing PSMSCs.
To highlight the advantages of PSMSCs over traditional SMSCs.

Main Methods:

Review of recent literature on the design, characterization, and application of PSMSCs.
Analysis of the impact of atomic-level ordering on catalytic performance.
Exploration of synergistic and integration effects in PSMSCs.

Main Results:

PSMSCs offer simplified, ordered structures compared to disordered SMSCs.
Periodic arrangement allows for precise control over microenvironments and enhanced catalytic performance.
Synergistic and integration effects in PSMSCs broaden their industrial applicability.

Conclusions:

PSMSCs represent a significant advancement over SMSCs, enabling deeper mechanistic understanding and improved catalytic outcomes.
Further research into PSMSC design and characterization holds promise for next-generation catalysis.
Challenges remain, but the prospects for PSMSCs in industrial applications are substantial.