A density functional theory study of the adsorption of uracil on the Au(100) surface

Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 467, Issue 2131, 2011, Pages 1959-1969

  Irrera, Simona ^a   De Leeuw, Nora H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computational; Density functional theory; Gold; Supramolecular chemistry; Uracil

Indexed keywords

A-DENSITY; ADSORBATE STRUCTURES; ADSORPTION MODES; AU(100); COMPUTATIONAL; DENSITY FUNCTIONALS; GAIN INSIGHT; GOLD SUBSTRATES; GOLD SURFACES; MOLECULAR LEVELS; PLANE WAVE DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; RATIONAL DESIGN; SURFACE FUNCTIONALIZATION; URACIL;

ADSORPTION; CRYSTAL ATOMIC STRUCTURE; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; GOLD; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; RNA; SINGLE CRYSTALS; SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY;

EID: 79959987257     PISSN: 13645021     EISSN: 14712946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspa.2010.0657     Document Type: Conference Paper

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