Platinum clusters with precise numbers of atoms for preparative-scale catalysis

The catalytic activity of a noble metal nanocluster is tied to its atomicity. Here, the authors report an atom-precise, fully scalable synthesis of platinum clusters from molecular ring precursors, and show that a variation of only one atom can dramatically change a cluster’s reactivity.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Takane Imaoka, Yuki Akanuma, Naoki Haruta, Shogo Tsuchiya, Kentaro Ishihara, Takeshi Okayasu, Wang-Jae Chun, Masaki Takahashi, Kimihisa Yamamoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00800-4