Atomistic structure of cobalt-phosphate nanoparticles for catalytic water oxidation

ACS Nano

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 10497-10504

  Hu, Xiao Liang ^a   Piccinin, Simone ^a   Laio, Alessandro ^a   Fabris, Stefano ^a  

^a ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

cobalt phosphate catalyst; force field for metal oxides; metadynamics; nanoparticle structure; water splitting

Indexed keywords

AB INITIO; ATOMISTIC SIMULATIONS; ATOMISTIC STRUCTURE; CATALYST SURFACES; CATALYTIC EFFICIENCIES; DIOXYGENS; EDGE SHARING; EXAFS; EXTENDED X-RAY ABSORPTION FINE STRUCTURES; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LAYERED STRUCTURES; METADYNAMICS; METAL OXIDES; NANOPARTICLE STRUCTURES; PHOSPHATE GROUP; SOLAR FUELS; STABLE CRYSTALLITES; STRUCTURAL MODELS; SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION; WATER OXIDATION; WATER SPLITTING;

CATALYSTS; CATALYTIC OXIDATION; COBALT; COBALT COMPOUNDS; CRYSTALLITE SIZE; EXTENDED X RAY ABSORPTION FINE STRUCTURE SPECTROSCOPY; MODEL STRUCTURES; OXIDATION; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS;

NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 84871590971     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn3044325     Document Type: Article

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