Trends in the Catalytic CO Oxidation Activity of Nanoparticles

Going for gold: Density functional calculations show how gold nanoparticles are more active catalysts for CO oxidation than other metal nanoparticles. The high catalytic activity of nanosized gold clusters at low temperature is found to be related to the ability of low-coordinate metal atoms to activate reactants. Supporting information for this article is available on the WWW under http: //www. wiley-vch. de/contents/jc₂002/2008/z801479ₛ. pdf or from the author. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.