Identifying rims along nano-sized clusters as catalytically active sites – The case of CuOx/silica model catalysts nanofabricated by electron beam lithography

Using electron beam lithography (EBL) to nanofabricate model catalysts, we can prove that a standard probe molecule solely adsorbs along the rim of supported CuO cluster samples. Therefore, taking advantage of EBL, the active sites on the catalyst surface were identified using a simple kinetics technique.