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ReviewChemical science2025

Can single-atom precision rewire the electrochemical logic of Li-S chemistry? A comprehensive review of single-atom catalysts as agents of precise modulation.

Yue Wang, Haobin Song, Nan Zhao, Xi Cheng, Dong-Sheng Li, Hui Ying Yang

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Review in Chemical science, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Magnetic-Field-Assisted COPrecision chemistry · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Yue WangDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Design and Engineering, National University of Singapore 9 Engineering Drive 1 Singapore 117575 Singapore yanghuiying@nus.edu.sg.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6819-1374
Haobin SongDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Design and Engineering, National University of Singapore 9 Engineering Drive 1 Singapore 117575 Singapore yanghuiying@nus.edu.sg.
Nan ZhaoDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Design and Engineering, National University of Singapore 9 Engineering Drive 1 Singapore 117575 Singapore yanghuiying@nus.edu.sg.
Xi ChengThe UWCSEA Dover Campus 1207 Dover Road Singapore 139654 Singapore.
Dong-Sheng LiCollege of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Inorganic Nonmetallic Crystalline and Energy Conversion Materials, China Three Gorges University Yichang 443002 China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1283-6334
Hui Ying YangDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Design and Engineering, National University of Singapore 9 Engineering Drive 1 Singapore 117575 Singapore yanghuiying@nus.edu.sg.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2244-8231

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Single-atom catalysts (SACs) present a compelling strategy to overcome the persistent challenges in lithium-sulfur batteries, such as polysulfide shuttling and sluggish redox kinetics. Their atomically dispersed nature and tunable coordination structures enable selective modulation of intermediate species and catalytic interfaces. Despite rapid progress, SAC design remains largely empirical, lacking a unified mechanistic framework. In this review, we outline a precision catalysis paradigm for SACs in lithium-sulfur systems. The discussion is organized along three core dimensions: spatial configuration, reaction pathway control, and functional integration. We summarize how coordination asymmetry, charge redistribution, and interfacial electronic coupling influence the adsorption and transformation of lithium polysulfides and Li

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