Heteroatom Doping Strategies in Single-Atom Catalysts: Tuning Electronic Structure for Selective Peroxymonosulfate Activation

Key Points

• The aim is to explore how heteroatom doping affects the electronic structure of single-atom catalysts for enhanced catalytic activity.
• Investigated various heteroatom doping strategies
• Analyzed the electronic structure modifications
• Evaluated the performance of SACs in peroxymonosulfate activation
• Heteroatom doping significantly alters the electronic properties of SACs
• Doped SACs show improved efficiency in activating peroxymonosulfate
• Enhanced selectivity was observed in the catalytic reactions involving SACs.