Issue 2, 2021

Interstitial and substitutional light elements in transition metals for heterogeneous catalysis

Abstract

The addition of foreign element dopants to monometallic nanoparticle catalysts is of great importance in industrial applications. Both substitutional and interstitial doping of pure metallic phases can give profound effects such as altering electronic and transport properties, lattice parameters, phase transitions, and consequently various physicochemical properties. For transition metal catalysts, this often leads to changes in catalytic activity and selectivity. This article provides an overview of the recent developments regarding the catalytic properties and characterisation of such systems. In particular, the structure–activity relationship for a number of important chemical reactions is summarised and the future prospects of this area are also explored.

Graphical abstract: Interstitial and substitutional light elements in transition metals for heterogeneous catalysis

Article information

Article type
Perspective
Submitted
26 Nov. 2020
Accepted
16 Dec. 2020
First published
18 Dec. 2020
This article is Open Access

All publication charges for this article have been paid for by the Royal Society of Chemistry
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Chem. Sci., 2021,12, 517-532

Interstitial and substitutional light elements in transition metals for heterogeneous catalysis

T. Chen, C. Foo and S. C. Edman Tsang, Chem. Sci., 2021, 12, 517 DOI: 10.1039/D0SC06496C

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