Mechanistic insight into the styrene-selective oxidation on subnanometer gold clusters (Au16-Au20, Au27, Au28, Au30, and Au32-Au35): A density functional theory study

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 35, 2014, Pages 20346-20356

  Lin, Sisi ^a   Pei, Yong ^a  

^a XIANGTAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; BINARY ALLOYS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATALYTIC OXIDATION; GOLD; GOLD ALLOYS; OXIDATION; REACTION INTERMEDIATES; REACTION RATES; STYRENE;

ADSORPTION ENERGIES; ANIONIC GOLD CLUSTERS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY STUDIES; PRODUCT SELECTIVITIES; QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENTS; REACTION SELECTIVITY; SELECTIVE FORMATION; SELECTIVE OXIDATION;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY;

EID: 84914109466     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp505018g     Document Type: Article

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