RUS  ENG
Full version
JOURNALS // Uspekhi Khimii // Archive

Usp. Khim., 2025 Volume 94, Issue 12, Pages 1–26 (Mi rcr4529)

Modification of black phosphorus with metal substrates: towards single-atom catalysts

A. M. Kuchkaeva, V. S. Kashanskyab, A. M. Kuchkaeva, A. V. Sukhovab, X. Kangc, O. G. Sinyashina, D. G. Yakhvarovab

a Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry of the Federal Research Center 'Kazan Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences', Kazan, Russian Federation
b A.M. Butlerov Chemical Institute, Kazan State University, Kazan, Russian Federation
c New Energy Research Institute, School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou, China

Abstract: Owing to its unique anisotropic structure, high charge carrier mobility, and tunable bandgap, few-layer black phosphorus (FLBP) emerges as a highly promising material for applications in micro- and optoelectronics, energy conversion, and catalysis. Chemical functionalization and structural modification of FLBP not only enhance its ambient stability but also enable precise tailoring of its electronic and catalytic properties. This review systematizes state-of-the-art methods for the synthesis of FLBP and its surface modification using metal substrates. Special emphasis is placed on the fabrication strategies of 0D/2D FLBP-based nanocomposites decorated with transition metal nanoparticles, the modification of FLBP with single metal atoms, and the application of these materials in electrocatalytic and photocatalytic processes, including the hydrogen evolution, CO2 reduction and nitrogen fixation. In conclusion, the key challenges and future research directions in the development of novel FLBP-based catalytic systems for practical energy and environmental catalysis applications are outlined.
The bibliography includes 214 references.

Keywords: black phosphorus, phosphorene, nanomaterials, transition metal nanoparticles, single-atom catalysts, electrocatalysis, photocatalysis, hydrogen evolution reaction, CO2 reduction, nitrogen fixation.

Received: 25.09.2025

DOI: 10.59761/RCR5204


 English version:
Russian Chemical Reviews, 2025, 94:12, 1–23

Bibliographic databases:


© Steklov Math. Inst. of RAS, 2026