The effect of N and B doping on graphene and the adsorption and migration behavior of Pt atoms

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 20, 2013, Pages 10523-10535

  Muhich, Christopher L ^a   Westcott, Jay Y ^a   Morris, Timothy C ^a   Weimer, Alan W ^a   Musgrave, Charles B ^a,b  

^a University of Colorado at Boulder   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION ENERGIES; BONDING MECHANISM; BONDING ORBITALS; CHARGE ACCUMULATION; DOPING MECHANISM; GRAPHENE SHEETS; HOPPING ENERGIES; PERIODIC DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY;

ADSORPTION; ATOMS; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; CHEMICAL BONDS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTRON DENSITY MEASUREMENT; ELECTRONS; PLASMAS; PLATINUM;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84878149233     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp401665r     Document Type: Article

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