Kinetic and thermodynamic modified Wulff constructions for twinned nanoparticles

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 31, 2013, Pages 15859-15870

  Ringe, Emilie ^a,c   Van Duyne, Richard P ^a   Marks, Laurence D ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Northwestern University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CHANGES; ENERGY MINIMIZATION; INTERFACE ENERGY; LATE TRANSITION METALS; SURFACE ENHANCED SPECTROSCOPY; THERMODYNAMIC APPROACHES; TWIN BOUNDARIES; WULFF CONSTRUCTION;

CATALYSIS; KINETICS; NANOPARTICLES;

SILVER;

EID: 84881398806     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp401566m     Document Type: Article

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