Quantum size effects in ambient CO oxidation catalysed by ligand-protected gold clusters

Nature Chemistry

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 329-334

  Lopez Acevedo, Olga ^a   Kacprzak, Katarzyna A ^a   Akola, Jaakko ^a,b   Häkkinen, Hannu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

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EID: 77950294262     PISSN: 17554330     EISSN: 17554349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchem.589     Document Type: Article

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