Theoretical study of the surface reactivity of alkaline earth oxides: Local density of states evaluation of the local softness

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Cárdenas, Carlos ^a,b   De Proft, Frank ^b   Chamorro, Eduardo ^a   Fuentealba, Patricio ^c   Geerlings, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD ANDRÉS BELLO   (Chile)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE EARTH METALS; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN; SURFACE TENSION;

LOCAL DENSITY; LOCAL SOFTNESS;

OXIDES;

EID: 38349144301     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2819239     Document Type: Article

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