Open single nanoparticle catalysis

In conclusion the results suggest strongly that the concept of a single site, which is a large step forward in catalysis on oxides, may also become as important in catalysis on metals. Scheme 3.27 indicates simple ideas as to how the control of a surface structure associated with the molecular concepts of mechanisms not only explains the existing results but also opens the way to rational design of future nanoparticles in metallic catalysts. 

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