The adsorption of gold to galena surfaces: Calculation of adsorption/reduction energies, reaction mechanisms, XPS spectra, and STM images

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 61, Issue 17, 1997, Pages 3565-3585

  Becker, Udo ^a,b   Hochella Jr , Michael F ^a   Vaughan, David J ^c  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; GOLD GALENA;

EID: 0031396552     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(97)00188-9     Document Type: Article

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