The design of catalytic sites remains unclear,

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Sourced from the abstract and inline gaps of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 1929 and 2024, spanning 4 journals. Those papers have been cited 835 times in total.

Supporting evidence — 8 representative gaps

• From CO2 to Methanol on Cu/ZnO/Al2O3 Industrial Catalyst. What Do We Know about the Active Phase and the Reaction Mechanism? (2024) · ACS Catalysis · cited 147× · doi

  Despite the technological importance and the high number of studies dedicated to identifying the structure of the functioning catalyst, there are still several open questions on the nature of the active sites and phases.

  generalabstractevidence 4/5
  Keywords: despite technological importance high number dedicated identifying structure functioning catalyst there still several open questions
• Inter-site structural heterogeneity induction of single atom Fe catalysts for robust oxygen reduction (2024) · Nature Communications · cited 242× · doi

  However, catalytic performance determined by individual and interacting sites originating from structural heterogeneity is particularly elusive and yet remains to be understood.

  generalabstractevidence 4/5
  Keywords: catalytic performance determined individual interacting sites originating structural heterogeneity particularly elusive remains understood
• Activating the Mn Single Atomic Center for an Efficient Actual Active Site of the Oxygen Reduction Reaction by Spin-State Regulation (2024) · Journal of the American Chemical Society · cited 102× · doi

  However, the fundamental reasons underlying the reaction mechanism and the contemplation for which the actual active site for the catalytic reaction depends on the pyrrolic and pyridinic N ligand structure remain to be fully understood.

  generalabstractevidence 4/5
  Keywords: reaction fundamental reasons underlying mechanism contemplation actual active site catalytic depends pyrrolic pyridinic ligand structure
• Biophysical chemistry. Part II (1929) · Journal of Chemical Education · doi

  Much remains to be done toward an explanation of the mechanism of catalysis, but here again many authorities ascribe great importance to the surface region as the seat of catalytic forces.

  generalinline gapsevidence 4/5
  Keywords: remains done toward explanation mechanism catalysis here again authorities ascribe great importance surface region seat
• Unraveling the Influence of Oxygen Vacancy Concentration on Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction to Formate over Indium Oxide Catalysts (2023) · ACS Catalysis · doi

  However, the precise control and modulation of the concentration and uniformity of oxygen vacancies on the catalyst surface still remains inadequately explored and poorly elucidated.

  generalabstractevidence 4/5
  Keywords: precise control modulation concentration uniformity oxygen vacancies catalyst surface still remains inadequately explored poorly elucidated
• Dynamic restructuring of nickel sulfides for electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction (2024) · Nature Communications · cited 238× · doi

  However, the identification of active sites and the underlying catalytic mechanism remain elusive.

  generalabstractevidence 3/5
  Keywords: identification active sites underlying catalytic mechanism remain elusive
• Modulation of the Second-Beyond Coordination Structure in Single-Atom Electrocatalysts for Confirmed Promotion of Ammonia Synthesis (2024) · Journal of the American Chemical Society · cited 60× · doi

  Although microenvironments surrounding single-atom catalysts (SACs) have been widely demonstrated to have a remarkable effect on their catalytic performances, it remains unclear whether the local structure beyond the secondary coordination shells works as well or not.

  generalabstractevidence 2/5
  Keywords: microenvironments surrounding single atom catalysts sacs widely remarkable effect catalytic performances remains unclear whether local
• Organizational and Mechanistic Modulation of ORR/OER Activity in M1M2–N–C Bimetallic Catalysts (2024) · ACS Catalysis · cited 46× · doi

  However, the design of catalytic sites remains unclear, which limits further advancements.

  generalabstractevidence 1/5
  Keywords: design catalytic sites remains unclear limits further advancements

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