Quantum-chemical modeling of interaction between gold nanoclusters and thiols

Inorganic Materials

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 924-930

  Yarzhemsky, V G ^a   Norov, Yu V ^a   Murashov, S V ^a   Battocchio, C ^b   Fratoddi, I ^c   Venditti, I ^c   Polzonetti, G ^b  

^a KURNAKOV INSTITUTE OF GENERAL AND INORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

^b ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

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EID: 78449308286     PISSN: 00201685     EISSN: 16083172     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0020168510090025     Document Type: Article

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