Role of geometric relaxation in oxygen binding to metal nanoparticles

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1237-1240

  Lu, Chun Yaung ^a   Henkelman, Graeme ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC OXYGEN; BULK METALS; CATALYTIC PROPERTIES; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY CALCULATIONS; GEOMETRIC RELAXATION; METAL NANOPARTICLES; OXIDIZED STATE; OXYGEN BINDING; OXYGEN REDUCTION CATALYSTS; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; OXYGEN SPECIES; RANDOM ALLOY; STRUCTURAL DEFORMATION;

CATALYST ACTIVITY; DEFORMATION; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; FUEL CELLS; METAL FUELS; METALS; NANOPARTICLES; PLATINUM; PLATINUM ALLOYS; REACTION INTERMEDIATES; STRUCTURAL METALS;

OXYGEN;

EID: 79958238202     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz200372e     Document Type: Article

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