A new technique to trap clusters of platinum atoms in nanoscale islands could lead to more efficient catalysts for the chemical industry.

Transition metal oxides (TMOs) have emerged as promising candidates for spintronic applications due to their unique electronic properties and novel quantum states. The intricate interplay between ...

Noble metals such as platinum can make useful catalysts to accelerate chemical reactions, particularly hydrogenation (adding ...

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Attractive metal-metal bonding occurs in a variety of molecules made of metallic atoms such as Iridium (Ir). These molecules can have different spatial arrangements, called isomers. Current ...

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In each case the metal ions in the compound gain electrons to form atoms of the metal element ... in order to extract the metal. Copper oxide powder is mixed with carbon powder.

UC Davis researchers have developed a new technique to trap clusters of a few platinum atoms (white arrow on right) in nanometer-scale islands of cerium oxide (yellow circle ... and that they were ...