Study Pinpoints the Most Active Pairs of Atoms in a Catalyst (IMAGE)

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Study Pinpoints the Most Active Pairs of Atoms in a Catalyst

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A study at SLAC and Stanford identified which pairs of atoms in a catalyst nanoparticle are most active in a reaction that breaks down a harmful exhaust gas in catalytic converters. The most active particles contained the biggest proportion of one particular atomic configuration - one where two atoms, each surrounded by seven neighboring atoms, form pairs to carry out the reaction steps.

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Greg Stewart/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

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