Surface-specific interaction by structure-match confined pure high-energy facet of unstable TiO2 (B) polymorph

Scientific Reports

Volumn 3, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Xiang, Guolei ^a   Wang, Yang Gang ^a   Li, Jun ^a   Zhuang, Jing ^a   Wang, Xun ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 84875157298     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep01411     Document Type: Article

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