The ClusCAT research group focuses on the development of atomically precise nanocatalysts based on metal nanoclusters. The versatility and tunability of the clusters allows us to create highly efficient catalytically active sites leading to fully homogeneous and structurally resolved surfaces. Through comprehensive structural analyses and operando spectroscopy (IR, XAFS), we aim above all to gain valuable insights into the mechanisms of chemical reactions and ultimately to establish a link between the structure of metal clusters and their catalytic performance.

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ERC Consolidator Grant!

ERC-CoG funding for Noelia Barrabés in connection with the project HAND! The ClusCat lab will grow in terms of equipment and staff in the coming years, thanks to this funding!

ACS Nano paper! Directing chiral properties with gold nanoclusters



Best Teaching Award 2023 / Faculty of Technical Chemistry!



ClusCAT Research Achievements at ALBA Synchrotron Science Highlights!



Cover Page of Faraday Discussion on Nanoalloys / Paper on Co doped Au25 nanoclusters



Cover Feature in ChemCatChem 2022



Elise Richter Grant




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