The active site in oxygenation catalysis at single crystal metal surfaces

Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 525-529

  Carley, Albert F ^a   Davies, Phillip R ^a   Roberts, M Wyn ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

HREELS high resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy; VEELS vibrational electron energy loss spectroscopy; XPS X ray photoelectron spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010089342     PISSN: 13590286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-0286(97)80040-X     Document Type: Article

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