Role of the Support Effects on the Catalytic Activity of Gold Clusters: A Density Functional Theory Study

It is demonstrated that the support effects play a crucial role in the gold nanocatalysis. Two types of support are considered—the “inert” support of hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) with the N and B vacancy defects and the “active” support of rutile TiO2(110). It is demonstrated that Au and Au2 can b...

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Main Authors: Tetsuya Taketsugu, Min Gao, Andrey Lyalin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2011-11-01
Series:Catalysts
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/1/1/18