A review on some of the key phys. factors underlying the catalytic activity of supported gold nanoclusters. These nanocatalytic factors include the dynamic structural fluxionality, electronic size effects, and impurity-doping effects. The focus is on the adsorption and activation step of mol. oxygen, which is essential for the oxidn. of CO on supported gold nanocatalysts. [on SciFinder(R)]
CAN 139:26822 65-0 General Physical Chemistry Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Physics, Atlanta, GA, USA. Journal; General Review 1433-7851 7440-57-5 (Gold) Role: PRP (Properties) (structural, electronic, and impurity-doping effects in nanoscale chem. and supported gold nanoclusters)