Depth profile of alloying extent and composition in bimetallic nanoparticles investigated by in situ x-ray absorption spectroscopy

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Hwang, B J ^a   Sarma, L S ^a   Chen, C H ^b   Tang, M T ^c   Liu, D G ^c   Lee, J F ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL SYNCHROTRON RADIATION RESEARCH CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ALLOYING; DEPTH PROFILING; ELECTROOXIDATION; METHANOL;

X-RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 34547188601     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2755876     Document Type: Article

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