Structural determination of metal nanoparticles from their vibrational (phonon) density of states

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 119, Issue 20, 2015, Pages 10876-10880

  Sauceda, Huziel E ^a   Garzón, Ignacio L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOLD; METALS; NANOPARTICLES; PHONONS; PLASMONS; RAMAN SCATTERING; SILVER; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

ATOMISTIC CALCULATIONS; FACE-CENTERED CUBIC; GOLD AND SILVER NANOPARTICLES; ICOSAHEDRAL STRUCTURE; STRUCTURAL DETERMINATION; STRUCTURE DETERMINATION; THEORETICAL CALCULATIONS; VIBRATIONAL DENSITY OF STATE;

METAL NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 84930225396     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp510666v     Document Type: Article

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