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Nature Materials 8, 213–216 (1 March 2009) | doi:10.1038/nmat2384

Subnanometre platinum clusters as highly active|[nbsp]|and selective catalysts for the oxidative dehydrogenation of propane

Stefan Vajda , Michael J. Pellin , Jeffrey P. Greeley , Christopher L. Marshall , Larry A. Curtiss , Gregory A. Ballentine , Jeffrey W. Elam , Stephanie Catillon-Mucherie , Paul C. Redfern , Faisal Mehmood & Peter Zapol

Small clusters are known to possess reactivity not observed in their bulk analogues, which can make them attractive for catalysis. Their distinct catalytic properties are often hypothesized to result from the large fraction of under-coordinated surface atoms.