Metal–support interactions in metal oxide-supported atomic, cluster, and nanoparticle catalysis

, support and active metal). The description of catalyst activity and the relationship between active constituent and the support, or metal-support interactions (MSI), in heterogeneous (thermo)catalysts is a complex phenomenon with multivariate (dependent and independent) contributions that are difficult to disentangle, both experimentally and theoretically. So-called "strong metal-support interactions" have been reported for several decades and summarized in excellent review articles. However, in recent years, there has been a proliferation of new findings related to atomically dispersed metal sites, metal oxide defects, and, for example, the generation and evolution of MSI under reaction conditions, which…

• UD
  U.S. Department of Energy
• UO
  University of Pennsylvania
• UU
  Universiteit Utrecht
• TI
  Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
• NE
  Natural Environment Research Council
• ER
  European Research Council
• BE
  Basic Energy Sciences