Synthesis-atomic structure-properties relationships in metallic nanoparticles by total scattering experiments and 3D computer simulations: Case of Pt-Ru nanoalloy catalysts

Nanoscale

Volumn 7, Issue 17, 2015, Pages 8122-8134

  Prasai, Binay ^a   Ren, Yang ^b   Shan, Shiyao ^c   Zhao, Yinguang ^c   Cronk, Hannah ^c   Luo, Jin ^c   Zhong, Chuan Jian ^c   Petkov, Valeri ^a  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATOMS; BINARY ALLOYS; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; ELECTROOXIDATION; ENERGY CONVERSION; FUEL CELLS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NANOCATALYSTS; NANOPARTICLES; PLATINUM ALLOYS; PLATINUM METALS; REACTION KINETICS; RUTHENIUM ALLOYS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

3-D COMPUTER SIMULATIONS; ATOMIC PAIR DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; ETHANOL ELECTRO-OXIDATION; HIGH-ENERGY SYNCHROTRON X-RAYS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; REVERSE MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; STRUCTURE-PROPERTIES RELATIONSHIPS;

CATALYST ACTIVITY;

EID: 84929492904     PISSN: 20403364     EISSN: 20403372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c5nr00800j     Document Type: Article

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