“…Metal clusters have long been extensively studied due to their unique optical, electronic, and mechanical properties, as well as their wide range of applications in catalysts [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]. Among the various types of metal clusters, Au clusters have attracted much attention as size-tunable prototypes, because they have been shown to have significant catalytic activity [ 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 ]. Chen et al [ 20 ] showed that Au loading and the Au particle size have significant effects on the generation of methanol and CO; with an increase in the Au loading/Au particle size, the generation activity (Au-mass-normalized reaction rate, TOF) for methanol and CO decreases, while the selectivity for methanol generation increases.…”