Supported noble metal catalysts are widely applied in hydrogenation catalysis but are limited by their high costs and susceptibility to sintering. Now, a nanoscale confinement strategy is developed to stabilize few-atom platinum clusters, preserving their nuclearity and catalytic activity under harsh reaction conditions.
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This is a summary of: Chen, Y. et al. Stabilizing supported atom-precise low-nuclearity platinum cluster catalysts by nanoscale confinement. Nat. Chem. Eng. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44286-024-00162-x (2025).
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Nanoscale confinement strategy for the stabilization of few-atom platinum cluster catalysts. Nat Chem Eng 2, 32–33 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44286-025-00173-2
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