Structures and energetics of platinum-cobalt bimetallic clusters

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 679-690

  Chui, Hang Yu ^a   Chan, Kwong Yu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Basin hopping algorithm; Nanoclusters; Platinum cobalt bimetallic cluster; Sutton Chen potential

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COBALT COMPOUNDS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; PLATINUM COMPOUNDS;

BASIN-HOPPING ALGORITHM; NANOCLUSTERS; PLATINUM-COBALT BIMETALLIC CLUSTERS; SUTTON-CHEN POTENTIAL;

BIMETALS;

EID: 11144351685     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927020412331279929     Document Type: Review

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