Tao Zhang has been invited by Professor Jean-Marie Tarascon, holder of the Chair in Chemistry of Materials and Energy , to give a lecture on Friday, July 3, at 11:00 a.m. in Room 2.
The lecture will be in English.
Abstract
Single-atom catalysis has emerged as a new and possibly the most active frontier in heterogeneous catalysis since our team coined this new concept in 2011 ( Nature Chemistry 2011, 3, 634–641). With their great potential for maximizing atom efficiency and their well-defined active sites in catalytic processes, single-atom catalysts (SACs) have attracted a tremendous amount of attention. Significant progress has been made over the past decade in the preparation of highly efficient SACs, the exploration of new reactions, and the understanding of catalytic mechanisms. In this lecture, I will discuss the rapid progress in the field of SACs and focus primarily on the research conducted by my group to address some of the fundamental issues in single-atom catalysis, including the nature of active sites in SACs, the essential role of the coordination structure of single atoms, and the dynamics of SACs during reactions. Furthermore, I will discuss the significant opportunities and challenges in this emerging field of catalysis.
Keywords: Single-atom catalysis, heterogeneous catalysis, supported metal catalysts.
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