Collections of Pt monomers (close to each other but not directly bonded) supported on black TiO2 exhibit superior photocatalytic performance in the nonoxidative dehydrogenation of alkanes than that of single-atom catalysts. The extent of clustering of Pt species has a decisive role in determining the reaction activity and product selectivity.
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Photocatalytic hydrogen production from alkanes. Nat Energy 7, 1011–1012 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-022-01128-0
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