Theoretical study of the deposition of Pt clusters on defective hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) sheets: Morphologies, electronic structures, and interactions with O

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 17, 2014, Pages 8868-8876

  Xu, Duo ^a   Liu, Yue Jie ^a   Zhao, Jing Xiang ^a   Cai, Qing Hai ^a   Wang, Xuan Zhang ^a  

^a HARBIN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; PLATINUM; POINT DEFECTS; VACANCIES;

ADSORPTION ENERGIES; CATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; HEXAGONAL BORON NITRIDE (H-BN); INTERFACIAL INTERACTION; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; STRUCTURAL AND ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; THEORETICAL STUDY;

BORON NITRIDE;

EID: 84899802954     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp4087943     Document Type: Article

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