Rational design and precise manipulation of nano-catalysts

Nano-catalysis plays a vital role in the chemical transformations and significantly impacts booming modern industry. The rapid technological enhancements have resulted serious energy environmental issues, which are currently spurring exploration of novel nano-catalysts diverse fields. In order to develop efficient nano-catalysts, it is essential understand their fundamental physicochemical properties, including coordination structures active centers substrate-adsorbate interactions. Subsequently, nano-catalyst design with precise manipulation at atomic level can be attained. this account, we summarized our extensive investigation factors impacting nano-catalysis, along synthetic strategies developed prepare for applications electrocatalysis, photocatalysis thermocatalysis. Finally, brief conclusion future research directions on nano-catalysis also been presented.