Chemical environment effects on the atomic oxygen absorption into Pt(111) subsurfaces

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 111, Issue 46, 2007, Pages 17388-17396

  Gu, Zhihui ^a   Balbuena, Perla B ^a  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT; OXYGEN ABSORPTION; SUBSURFACES;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ENERGY BARRIERS; MONOLAYERS; OXYGEN; OXYGENATION; PLATINUM COMPOUNDS;

ABSORPTION;

EID: 37149006972     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp074948s     Document Type: Article

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