title: On the activation of molecular hydrogen by gold: a theoretical approximation to the nature of potential active sites.
abstract: The study of adsorption and dissociation of molecular hydrogen on single crystal Au(111) and Au(001) surfaces, monoatomic rows in an extended line defect and different Au nanoparticles by means of DF calculations allows us to firmly conclude that the necessary and sufficient condition for H2 dissociation is the existence of low coordinated Au atoms, regardless if they are in nanoparticles or at extended line defects.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Tecnología Química, UPV-CSIC, Av. los Naranjos, s/n, E-46022 Valencia, Spain. acorma@itq.upv.es
authors.forename: Avelino
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Corma
authors.forename: Mercedes
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Boronat
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: González
authors.forename: Francesc
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Illas