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6943533 
Journal Article 
Graphene-supported metal single-atom catalysts: a concise review 
Ren, S; Yu, Qi; Yu, X; Rong, P; Jiang, L; Jiang, J; , 
2020 
SCIENCE PRESS 
BEIJING 
903-920 
WOS:000521897700001 
Single-atom catalysts (SACs) have become an emerging frontier trend in the field of heterogeneous catalysis due to their high activity, selectivity and stability. SACs could greatly increase the availabilities of the active metal atoms in many catalytic reactions by reducing the size to single atom scale. Graphene-supported metal SACs have also drawn considerable attention due to the unique lattice structure and physicochemical properties of graphene, resulting in superior activity and selectivity for several chemical reactions. In this paper, we review recent progress in the fabrications, advanced characterization tools and advantages of graphene-supported metal SACs, focusing on their applications in catalytic reactions such as CO oxidation, the oxidation of benzene to phenol, hydrogen evolution reaction, methanol oxidation reaction, oxygen reduction reaction, hydrogenation and photoelectrocatalysis. We also propose the development of SACs towards industrialization in the future.