Single Atom Catalysts
Design, Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications in Energy
- 1st Edition - January 16, 2024
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Editors: Prashanth W. Menezes, Debasish Sarkar, Kamlendra Awasthi
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 5 2 3 7 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 5 2 3 8 - 5
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Request a sales quoteSingle Atom Catalysts: Design, Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications in Energy focuses on the synthesis, design, and advanced characterization techniques for single-atom catalyst (SAC) materials and their direct energy conversion and storage applications. This book reviews the emerging applications of SACs in fuel cells, batteries, water splitting, carbon dioxide reduction, and nitrogen fixation. Both noble metal and non-noble metal SACs are discussed, as noble metal-based SACs are highly efficient while non-noble metal-based SACs might have lower associated costs. There is an emphasis on materials’ design focused on improving the performance of catalysts based on overall catalytic activity, selectivity, and stability. Specific parameters that impact this performance are emphasized throughout the book, including single-metal atom stabilization, metal–support interactions, and the coordination environment.
- Discusses the different intricate design and synthesis methods pertaining to various noble and non-noble metal-based SACs
- Provides in-depth understanding about the structural, morphological, and physicochemical characterization techniques of synthesized SACs with data analysis and interpretation
- Describes state-of-the-art applications of SACs in renewable energy generation and their conversion, storage, and associated challenges
Materials Scientists and Engineers, Chemists, Chemical Engineers, Physicists, Researchers and Practitioners working in Energy
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- List of contributors
- Chapter 1. Introduction to single-atom catalysts
- Abstract
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 Properties of single-atom catalysts
- 1.3 Distinction between single-atom catalysts and grafted organometallic catalysts
- 1.4 Applications of single-atom catalysts
- 1.5 Summary and outlook
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter 2. Synthesis techniques for single-atom catalysts
- Abstract
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Synthetic strategies of single-atom catalysts
- 2.3 Conclusion and future outlook
- References
- Chapter 3. Characterization techniques for single-atom catalysts
- Abstract
- 3.1 X-ray diffraction and in situ X-ray diffraction
- 3.2 Inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy
- 3.3 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and in situ X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
- 3.4 Fourier transform infrared spectrometer and in situ FTIR
- 3.5 Raman and in situ Raman
- 3.6 Transmission electron microscopy and high-angle annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy
- 3.7 Aberration-corrected high-resolution transmission electron microscopy
- 3.8 Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry
- 3.9 X-ray absorption spectroscopy
- 3.10 Electron paramagnetic resonance
- 3.11 Electron energy loss spectroscopy
- 3.12 Geometric-phase analysis
- 3.13 First-principles calculations
- Acknowledgment
- References
- Chapter 4. Single-atom catalysts for electrocatalytic oxygen reduction
- Abstract
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 The mechanisms for oxygen reduction reactions
- 4.3 Introduction to SACs catalysts for oxygen reduction reactions
- 4.4 Application of SACs for the ORR in electrochemical energy devices
- 4.5 Conclusions and perspectives
- References
- Chapter 5. Single-atom catalysts for electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction
- Abstract
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Synthetic strategies of single-atom catalysts
- 5.3 Characterization of single-atom catalysts
- 5.4 Electrocatalytic water splitting
- 5.5 Mechanism of oxygen evolution reaction with single-atom catalysts
- 5.6 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 6. Single atom catalysts for electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction
- Abstract
- 6.1 Fundamentals of the HER
- 6.2 SACs for HER
- 6.3 Outlook on SACs for HER
- References
- Chapter 7. Single-atom catalysts for electrocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction
- Abstract
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Device assembly and operation parameter
- 7.3 Development of single-atom catalysts for CO2 reduction into value-added products
- 7.4 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 8. In situ/operando X-ray absorption spectroscopy in small molecule–based electrocatalysis
- Abstract
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 X-ray absorption spectroscopy
- 8.3 In situ X-ray absorption spectroscopy
- 8.4 Summary
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter 9. Catalysts for Li-S batteries
- Abstract
- 9.1 Introduction
- 9.2 Lithium-sulfur batteries
- 9.3 Fabrication of single-atom catalysts
- 9.4 Li-S batteries: the mechanism
- 9.5 Challenges of lithium-sulfur batteries
- 9.6 Utilization of single-atom catalysts in other battery application domains
- 9.7 Conclusions and outlook
- References
- Chapter 10. Conclusions and outlooks
- Abstract
- 10.1 Conclusions
- References
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 16, 2024
- Imprint: Elsevier
- No. of pages: 350
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323952378
- eBook ISBN: 9780323952385
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Prashanth W. Menezes
Prashanth W. Menezes is Head of the Materials Chemistry Group for Thin Film Catalysis at CatLab of Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie and the Inorganic Materials Group at the Technical University of Berlin, Germany. His research focuses on the design, development, and structural understanding of novel unconventional catalysts in heterogeneous catalysis, especially in the area of redox oxygen catalysis, (photo)electrocatalytic water splitting, as well as electrochemical redox reactions.
Affiliations and expertise
Head of Material Chemistry Group for Thin Film Catalysis, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, GermanyDS
Debasish Sarkar
Debasish Sarkar is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics at Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur, India. His primary research interests include design and development of novel nanostructures and nanoheterostructures of carbon and other transition metal oxides for application in electrochemical energy generation and storage applications. His research on energy storage involves the development of novel electrode materials for high-performance metal-ion batteries, aqueous supercapacitors, and high-voltage hybrid-ion capacitors.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur, IndiaKA
Kamlendra Awasthi
Kamlendra Awasthi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics at Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur, India. His main research area is soft materials, focusing on polymer nanofillers and nanostructured materials for sensors, catalysts and nanofabrication applications.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur, IndiaRead Single Atom Catalysts on ScienceDirect