Yadong Li

Single platinum atoms immobilized on an MXene as an efficient catalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction

Well-Defined Materials for Heterogeneous Catalysis: From Nanoparticles to Isolated Single-Atom Sites

The use of well-defined materials in heterogeneous catalysis will open up numerous new opportunities for the development of advanced catalysts to address the global challenges i...

Matching the kinetics of natural enzymes with a single-atom iron nanozyme

Direct observation of noble metal nanoparticles transforming to thermally stable single atoms

Single-Atom Catalysts: Synthetic Strategies and Electrochemical Applications

Core–Shell ZIF-8@ZIF-67-Derived CoP Nanoparticle-Embedded N-Doped Carbon Nanotube Hollow Polyhedron for Efficient Overall Water Splitting

The construction of highly active and stable non-noble-metal electrocatalysts for hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions is a major challenge for overall water splitting. Herei...

Chemical Synthesis of Single Atomic Site Catalysts

Manipulating metal atoms in a controllable way for the synthesis of materials with the desired structure and properties is the holy grail of chemical synthesis. The recent emerg...

Design of Single-Atom Co–N₅ Catalytic Site: A Robust Electrocatalyst for CO₂ Reduction with Nearly 100% CO Selectivity and Remarkable Stability

We develop an N-coordination strategy to design a robust CO₂ reduction reaction (CO₂RR) electrocatalyst with atomically dispersed Co-N₅ site anc...

Engineering the electronic structure of single atom Ru sites via compressive strain boosts acidic water oxidation electrocatalysis