Properties of small bimetallic Ni-Cu clusters

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 105, Issue 33, 2001, Pages 7917-7925

  Derosa, Pedro A ^a   Seminario, Jorge M ^a   Balbuena, Perla B ^a  

^a University of South Carolina   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; COPPER; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; HYDROGEN; NICKEL; NUCLEATION; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION;

BIMETALLIC CLUSTERS;

BIMETALS;

EID: 0035940283     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp0104637     Document Type: Article

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