Catalysis by clusters with precise numbers of atoms

Nature Nanotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 577-588

  Tyo, Eric C ^a   Vajda, Stefan ^a,b,c  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Yale University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS;

CATALYTIC PROCESS; CATALYTIC PROPERTIES; CATALYTIC SYSTEM; REACTION CONDITIONS; SIZE-SELECTED CLUSTERS; SUPPORTED CLUSTERS; SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATIONS; VACUUM ENVIRONMENT;

ATOMS;

ATOM; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CATALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCANNING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; SYNTHESIS; VACUUM; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; OXIDATION;

NANOPARTICLE;

EID: 84940782287     PISSN: 17483387     EISSN: 17483395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/NNANO.2015.140     Document Type: Review

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