Direct Imaging Single Methanol Molecule Photocatalysis on Titania

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 119, Issue 31, 2015, Pages 17748-17754

  Wei, Dong ^a   Jin, Xianchi ^a   Huang, Chuanqi ^a   Dai, Dongxu ^a   Ma, Zhibo ^a   Li, Wei Xue ^a   Yang, Xueming ^a  

^a DALIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; FORMALDEHYDE; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; METHANOL; MOLECULES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY;

DIRECT IMAGING; HIGH RESOLUTION SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; METHANOL MOLECULES; PHOTO-DESORPTION; PHOTO-INDUCED; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROCESS; STM IMAGES; THEORETICAL SIMULATION;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY;

EID: 84938801966     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b05074     Document Type: Article

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