Trends in the Reactivity of Molecular O2 with Copper Clusters: Influence of Size and Shape

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 119, Issue 34, 2015, Pages 19832-19846

  Fernández, Estefanía ^a   Boronat, Mercedes ^a   Corma, Avelino ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; ADSORPTION; CATALYST ACTIVITY; MORPHOLOGY;

ADSORPTION ENERGIES; ADSORPTION MODES; BRIDGE CONFORMATION; CLUSTER MORPHOLOGY; COMPUTATIONAL LEVEL; MOLECULAR CALCULATIONS; PLANAR CLUSTERS; RELATIVE STABILITIES;

COPPER;

EID: 84940537385     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b05023     Document Type: Article

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