Structural modulation and direct measurement of subnanometric bimetallic PtSn clusters confined in zeolites

Liu et al, Nature Catalysis volume 3, pages628–638(2020) Reproduced with permission from Springer Nature

This demonstrates shows how the catalytic properties of subnanometric platinum clusters (0.5–0.6 nm) confined in the sinusoidal 10R channels of purely siliceous MFI zeolite are modulated upon introduction of partially reduced tin species that interact with the noble metal at the metal/support interface. The structural features of platinum–tin clusters, are key to providing a one-order of magnitude lower deactivation rate in the propane dehydrogenation reaction while maintaining high intrinsic (initial) catalytic activity. The article is open acces and available via this link https://www.nature.com/articles/s41929-020-0472-7