Theoretical study of plasmon-enhanced surface catalytic coupling reactions of aromatic amines and nitro compounds

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1259-1266

  Zhao, Liu Bin ^a   Zhang, Meng ^a   Huang, Yi Fan ^a   Williams, Christopher T ^b   Wu, De Yin ^a   Ren, Bin ^a   Tian, Zhong Qun ^a  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b University of South Carolina   (United States)

Author keywords

catalysis; density functional theory; photochemistry; potential energy surface; surface plasmon resonance

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED OXYGENS; CATALYTIC COUPLING REACTIONS; IRRADIATION WAVELENGTH; LIGHT ENERGY CONVERSION; P ,P'-DIMERCAPTOAZOBENZENE; P-AMINOTHIOPHENOL; REACTION CHANNELS; REACTION MECHANISM;

CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL BONDS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; IRRADIATION; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; POTENTIAL ENERGY SURFACES; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

PLASMONS;

EID: 84898071383     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz5003346     Document Type: Article

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