DFT study on stability and structure of bimetallic Au mPd n (N=38, 55, 79, N=m+n, m/n≈2:1 and 5:1) clusters

Computational and Theoretical Chemistry

Volumn 999, Issue , 2012, Pages 246-250

  Liu, Xuejing ^a   Tian, Dongxu ^a   Meng, Changgong ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Au:Pd ratio; Au mPd n clusters; DFT; Electronic properties; Size effects

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869070771     PISSN: 2210271X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2012.09.012     Document Type: Article

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