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Polycondensation as a Universal Method for Preparing High-density Single-atom Catalyst Libraries

Schmidt, Jaques-Christopher  
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Romano-deGea, Jan
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Stoian, Dragos C.
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July 4, 2025
Advanced Materials

Single-atom catalysts (SACs) present a promising subclass of classic heterogeneous catalysts by maximizing metal dispersion and enhancing efficiency. Although high-density SACs (HD-SACs) are reported, their synthesis is typically constrained to specific metal-support combinations and high-temperature annealing, limiting their translation to wider applications. Herein, a universal bottom-up approach for the preparation of mono- and bimetallic HD-SACs based on the polycondensation of 1,2,4,5-benzenetetramine with a wide range of metal monomers containing 1,10-phenanthroline-5,6-dione ligands is introduced. The synthesized materials are atomically dispersed and exhibit metal loadings up to 27.5 wt% with high structural stability. Their versatility as catalysts is explored in electrocatalytic and photocatalytic applications. The materials exhibit remarkable stability under operational conditions. Furthermore, this synthetic strategy is scaled up and automated, demonstrating the robustness and reproducibility and laying the groundwork for self-optimizing data-driven materials discovery.

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DOI
10.1002/adma.202507627
Web of Science ID

WOS:001522394400001

PubMed ID

40613428

Author(s)
Schmidt, Jaques-Christopher  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Romano-deGea, Jan

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Stoian, Dragos C.

European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF)

Mensi, Mounir  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Chang, Miyeon  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Serban, Ariana  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Waiba, Satyadeep

University of Bayreuth

Wu, Xinbang  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Frederiksen, Lindsey E. K.  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Somerville, Rosie J.

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

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Date Issued

2025-07-04

Publisher

WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH

Published in
Advanced Materials
Subjects

automation

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coordination polymers

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electrocatalysis

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photocatalysis

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single atom catalysts

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universal method

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LCOM  
ISIC-XRDSAP  
LSCI  
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FunderFunding(s)Grant NumberGrant URL

EPFLeaders4Impact

200021_200344;210179

Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)

FWO

206021_189629

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Available on Infoscience
July 14, 2025
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https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/252150
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