The electronic structure and geometric structure of nanoclusters as catalytic active sites

Nanotechnology Reviews

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 515-528

  Li, Hao ^a   Li, Linsen ^a   Li, Yadong ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Active site; Electronic structure; Geometric structure; Heterogeneous catalysis; Nanocluster

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; GEOMETRY; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOCLUSTERS;

ACTIVE SITE; CATALYTIC ACTIVE SITES; CATALYTIC EFFECTS; GEOMETRIC STRUCTURE; NANO SCALE; NANOCATALYSIS;

CATALYSIS;

EID: 84897728249     PISSN: 21919089     EISSN: 21919097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/ntrev-2012-0069     Document Type: Review

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