A theoretical and experimental approach for correlating nanoparticle structure and electrocatalytic activity

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1351-1357

  Anderson, Rachel M ^a,b   Yancey, David F ^a,b   Zhang, Liang ^a,b   Chill, Samuel T ^a,b   Henkelman, Graeme ^a,b   Crooks, Richard M ^a,b  

^a University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 84929590225     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: 15204898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.5b00125     Document Type: Article

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