First-principles phase diagram of magic-sized carbon clusters on Ru(0001) and Rh(111) surfaces

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 119, Issue 20, 2015, Pages 11086-11093

  Gao, Junfeng ^a,b   Ding, Feng ^a,b  

^a BEIJING COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE RESEARCH CENTER   (China)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; PHASE DIAGRAMS; RHODIUM;

FIRST PRINCIPLES; METAL SURFACES; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBON; RH (111) SURFACE; RU(0001);

RUTHENIUM;

EID: 84930226386     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp5118536     Document Type: Article

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