As an environmentally friendly technology, photocatalysis has been widely used in many
fields. Currently, the drawbacks of pristine semiconductors as traditional photocatalysts …

The use of atom-precise, ligand-protected metal clusters has exceptional promise towards
the fabrication of model supported-nanoparticle heterogeneous catalysts which have …

The integration of high-purity nano-objects on substrates remains a great challenge for
addressing scaling-up issues in nanotechnology. For instance, grafting gold nanoparticles …

Understanding the catalytic behavior of metal nanoclusters at the atomic level remains a
major dream in nanocatalysis research. Here, we study the catalytic behavior of two different …

Synchrotron X-ray total scattering measurements and accompanying pair distribution
function (PDF) analyses are an excellent characterization technique to complement both …

Bimetallic AuPd nanoparticles on alumina supports were prepared using Au 25 (SR) 18
precursors activated by mild calcination or LiBH 4 treatment, followed by selective …

This study documents the synthesis of Al 2 O 3-supported AuPd bimetallic nanoparticles with
isolated atomic Pd-surface sites using Au 25 (SC 8 H 9) 18 clusters as starting precursors …

The development of catalysts for industrial use can take advantage of the design of clusters
with a more abundant and relatively less expensive metal (ie silver (Ag)) rather than gold …