A benchmark study of H2 activation by Au3 and Ag 3 clusters

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 15, 2013, Pages 7487-7496

  Moncho, Salvador ^a   Brothers, Edward N ^a   Janesko, Benjamin G ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY AT QATAR   (Qatar)

^b TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COINAGE METAL CLUSTERS; COMPLETE BASIS SETS; COMPUTATIONAL COSTS; COMPUTATIONAL STUDIES; GOLD AND SILVER; HARTREE-FOCK AND MP2; TRANSITION STATE; VARIOUS DENSITIES;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ISOMERS; OLIGOMERS;

GOLD COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84876570902     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp3098704     Document Type: Article

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