From High Loading to High Activity: Unraveling the Correlation in High-Performance Single-Atom Catalysts Design

Key Points

• To explore the relationship between loading and catalytic activity in single-atom catalysts for electrocatalytic processes.
• Analyzed the performance of various single-atom catalysts.
• Examined the surface free energy of isolated metal sites.
• Evaluated the effectiveness in the oxygen evolution reaction.
• Higher loading of metal sites correlates with increased catalytic activity.
• Surface free energy influences the efficiency of SACs.
• Optimized catalysts show enhanced performance in the oxygen evolution reaction.