Identification of the 'active sites' of a surface-catalyzed reaction

Science

Volumn 273, Issue 5282, 1996, Pages 1688-1690

  Zambelli, T ^a   Wintterlin, J ^a   Trost, J ^a   Ertl, G ^a  

^a FRITZ HABER INSTITUT DER MAX PLANCK GESELLSCHAFT   (Germany)

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RUTHENIUM;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC PARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DISSOCIATION; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 0029820626     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.273.5282.1688     Document Type: Article

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