This book summarizes an arising branch of materials, metastable materials, which are rarely discussed before and addresses their applications in catalytic reactions. Zusatztext

Qi Shao received her Ph.D. degree in applied physics from City University of Hong Kong in 2016. Now she is an associate Professor at College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University. Her current research interests are focusing on metastable catalysts for electrochemical applications. Zhenhui Kang is currently a Professor in Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials and the Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices in Soochow University, P. R. China. His main research interests are in the fields of synthetic and surface chemistry of carbon dots, as well as the exploring of their applications in nanocatalysis, new energy, and bio-imaging. Mingwang Shao is a professor at the Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM) and the Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, PR China. He got Ph.D. in 2003 at University of Science and Technology of China. His research interests include inorganic solid materials, biological and chemical sensors.