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Efficient liquid phase photothermal catalysis realized by Ag2O/Bi4O5I2via heat-localization in a microreactor

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Isolated iron single-atom sites for oxygen reduction derived from a porphyrin-based carbon sphere by a polymerization–coordination–pyrolysis strategy

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Substance migration in the synthesis of single-atom catalysts

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Atomically dispersed single-atom catalysts (SACs) and enzymes (SAzymes): synthesis and application in Alzheimer's disease detection

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A membrane camouflaged copper single-atom nanozyme for combined mild photothermal and chemodynamic therapy

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Structural Undulations Induced by Se Doping Boost Peroxidase-Like Activity of Ru Single-Atom Nanozymes for Biosensing

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Single‐Atom Catalysis in Organic Synthesis

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A Chemoenzymatic DKR Protocol with Pd Single Atoms as Racemization Catalyst

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Mechanism regulation over dual-atom catalyst enables high-performance oxidative alcohol esterification

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Recent advances in single-atom catalysts for efficient C–C and C-heteroatom bonds formation

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Understanding the mechanisms of CO2RR with Cu atom doping low Miller index surfaces in Ni metal as an effective catalyst

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Carbon Sulfonic Acid‐Catalyzed Domino Strategy Enabling Access to the 2‐Pyridone Frame Work

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Comprehensive review on single-atom catalysts in electrochemical hydrogen-evolution reaction: computational modelling and experimental investigation

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Co-catalytic metal–support interactions in single-atom electrocatalysts

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Progress of synergistic oxygen electrocatalysis between single atoms and nanoparticles/clusters

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Optimization and Parameter Investigation of the Planar Photocatalytic Microreactor

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Rare earth modified carbon-based catalysts for oxygen electrode reactions: A machine learning assisted density functional theory investigation

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Direct construction of imidazoles via oxidative C(sp3)–H amination and annulation of aryethylamines by a Single-Atom cobalt catalyst

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Advances in Cu-based catalysts for methanol steam reforming: Mechanistic insights and atomic-level design

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Elevating the Photocatalytic Performance of BiOCl by Promoting Light Utilization: From Co doping to the Microreactor

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Regulation of Metal‐Support Interaction in Single‐Atom Catalysis

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Single Co Atom Catalyst Derived from Terpolymer Pyrolysis for Hydrogenation of Nitroarenes

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Isomorphous substitution in CaAl-hydrotalcite to construct high density single-atom catalysts for selective N-Heteroarene hydrogenation

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Theoretical study on the carbon nanomaterial‐supported Pt complex electrocatalysts for efficient and selective chlorine evolution reaction

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Construction of Dual Electric Field Synergistic and Magnetic Recyclable SnFe2O4/ZnO Photocatalyst

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Infrared light induced sustainable enhancement of photocatalytic efficiency by thermoelectric effect

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3d transition metal-based single-atom catalyst as an emerging field for environmentally benign organic transformation reactions

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Anchoring Pt Single‐Atom Sites on Vacancies of MgO(Al) Nanosheets as Bifunctional Catalysts to Accelerate Hydrogenation‐Cyclization Cascade Reactions

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Chitosan-derived materials as heterogeneous catalysts in A3-coupling and click reaction: A comprehensive review

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Hybrid Metal Catalysts as Valuable Tools in Organic Synthesis: An Overview of the Recent Advances in Asymmetric C─C Bond Formation Reactions

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Multivariate MOF-derived single-atom catalyst with enhanced site accessibility as a bifunctional electrocatalyst for zinc-air batteries

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Unveiling the Role of Ga- and Cr-Based Catalysts in CO2-Assisted Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Propane: Mechanistic and Support-Acid/Base Perspectives

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Cathodic corrosion as a facile and universal method for scalable preparation of powdery single atom electrocatalysts

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