Following the thermal activation of Au25(SR)18 clusters for catalysis by X-ray absorption spectroscopy

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 39, 2013, Pages 20007-20016

  Shivhare, Atal ^a   Chevrier, Daniel M ^b   Purves, Randy W ^a,c   Scott, Robert W J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4-NITROPHENOL; ACTIVATION CONDITIONS; CALCINATION TEMPERATURE; CLUSTER SIZES; EXAFS ANALYSIS; EXTENDED XRAY ABSORPTION FINE STRUCTURE (EXAFS) SPECTROSCOPIES; MONOLAYER PROTECTED CLUSTERS; THERMAL ACTIVATION;

CATALYSIS; EXTENDED X RAY ABSORPTION FINE STRUCTURE SPECTROSCOPY; SINTERING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS;

EID: 84885100758     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp4063687     Document Type: Article

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