A systematic investigation of p -nitrophenol reduction by bimetallic dendrimer encapsulated nanoparticles

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 15, 2013, Pages 7598-7604

  Pozun, Zachary D ^a,b   Rodenbusch, Stacia E ^a   Keller, Emily ^a   Tran, Kelly ^a   Tang, Wenjie ^a   Stevenson, Keith J ^a   Henkelman, Graeme ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIMETALLIC NANOPARTICLES; BIMODAL DISTRIBUTION; CATALYTIC PROPERTIES; DENDRIMER ENCAPSULATED NANOPARTICLES; MONO-DISPERSE; NANOPARTICLE SURFACE; PRECISE METHOD; SYSTEMATIC INVESTIGATIONS;

ADSORBATES; BINDING ENERGY; DENDRIMERS; NANOPARTICLES; RATE CONSTANTS;

COMPLEXATION;

EID: 84876531297     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp312588u     Document Type: Article

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