Fig. 5: DFT calculations on the catalytic mechanism of CO oxidation over PtNP/TiO2 and PtPt-TiISAA+NP/TiO2-R.

Schematic illustration of the CO oxidation via a L–H and b MvK mechanisms and the calculated energies of intermediates and transition states over PtPt-TiISAA+NP/TiO2-R and PtNP/TiO2.