Evolution of carbon nanofiber-supported Pt nanoparticles of different particle sizes: A molecular dynamics study

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 41, 2014, Pages 23711-23722

  Cheng, Hongye ^a   Zhu, Yi An ^a   Chen, De ^b   Åstrand, Per Olof ^b   Li, Ping ^a   Qi, Zhiwen ^a   Zhou, Xing Gui ^a  

^a EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ATOMS; BINARY ALLOYS; BINDING ENERGY; CARBON NANOFIBERS; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PLATINUM; PLATINUM ALLOYS;

CATALYTIC PROPERTIES; DIFFERENT PARTICLE SIZES; METAL-SUPPORT INTERACTIONS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; RADIAL DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; REACTIVE FORCE FIELD; STRONG METAL SUPPORT INTERACTION; SUPERFICIAL STRUCTURES;

METAL NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 84908067326     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp505554w     Document Type: Article

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