Graphdiyne (GDY) has been ideal candidate support for atomic catalysts (ACs) due to its unique conjugated two-dimensional (2D) structure comprising both sp- and sp2 -hybrid carbon atoms. ACs/GDY can display excellent catalytic ability and high selectivity, emerging as a cutting-edge research area in the past few years. Recently, a growing body of work has been done in ACs/GDY, ranging from screening appropriate combinations theoretically, continuous improvement to prepare few-layered GDY to meet the critical challenge in this area, and successfully fabricating ACs/GDY in facile way. This Minireview briefly introduces recent advanced progress in this field, including the synthetic method for both thin GDY film and ACs/GDY, as well as theoretical analysis of different ACs/GDY systems, characterization, and applications. In the end, the challenges and further opportunities of ACs/GDY are summarized and proposed. It is hoped that this article brings new insights into the current study of ACs/GDY and promotes better development in this area.
Keywords: atomic catalysts; characterization; graphdiyne; theoretical calculations; ultrathin films.
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