Evolution of Pt nanoparticles supported on fishbone-type carbon nanofibers with cone-helix structures: A molecular dynamics study

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 27, 2013, Pages 14261-14271

  Cheng, Hong Ye ^a   Zhu, Yi An ^a   Åstrand, Per Olof ^b   Chen, De ^b   Li, Ping ^a   Zhou, Xing Gui ^a  

^a EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYTIC PROPERTIES; COORDINATION NUMBER; METAL-SUPPORT INTERACTIONS; METAL-SUPPORT INTERFACES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; REACTIVE FORCE FIELD; SUPPORT MORPHOLOGY; TRANSITION METAL SURFACES;

ADSORPTION; ATOMS; BINDING ENERGY; CARBON NANOFIBERS; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MORPHOLOGY;

PLATINUM;

EID: 84880160259     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp401319n     Document Type: Article

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