Lack of atomic-level structural precision and dynamic
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The gap
Lack of atomic-level structural precision and dynamic control of metal clusters during catalytic processes. Limited understanding of the synergistic interactions between metal centers in multinuclear structures.
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Sourced from the stated research gap and abstract of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 2024 and 2026, spanning 3 journals. Those papers have been cited 185 times in total.
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Established — well-defined area with open sub-problems.
Supporting evidence — 3 representative gaps
- High-density asymmetric iron dual-atom sites for efficient and stable electrochemical water oxidation (2024) · Nature Communications · cited 131× · doi
Increasing the loading and extending the service life of metal active centres represents a considerable challenge for the efficient utilization of DACs. Designing an active and stable catalytic center remains challenging.
generalstated research gapevidence 5/5Keywords: increasing loading extending service life metal active centres - Modifying the Charge‐Density of Tetrahedral Cobalt(II) Centers through Carbon‐Layer Modulation Promotes C‐H Activation in the Propane Dehydrogenation Reaction (PDH) (2024) · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · cited 54× · doi
Abstract The electronic structure of active metal centers plays an indispensable role in regulating catalytic reactivity in heterogeneous catalysis, developing other metals as promoters to decorate electronic state is a common strategy, while non‐metal component of carbon as electronic additives to regulate d‐band center has rarely been studied in thermal‐catalysis field.
generalabstractevidence 5/5Keywords: electronic metal catalysis abstract structure active centers plays indispensable role regulating catalytic reactivity heterogeneous developing - Single-cluster dispersed high-nuclearity Cu-W-oxo polyoxometalate for efficient epoxidation (2026) · Nano Research · doi
Lack of atomic-level structural precision and dynamic control of metal clusters during catalytic processes. Limited understanding of the synergistic interactions between metal centers in multinuclear structures.
generalstated research gapevidence 5/5Keywords: lack atomic-level structural precision dynamic control metal clusters
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