From 1D to 3D Ru nanostructures on a pt stepped surface as model systems in electrocatalysis: UHV-STM and XPS study

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 49, 2014, Pages 28679-28688

  Carbonio, Emilia A ^a   Prieto, Mauricio J ^a   Siervo, Abner De ^a   Landers, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; ELECTROCATALYSIS; ELECTROOXIDATION; NANOSTRUCTURES; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; PLATINUM; SINGLE CRYSTALS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

ANISOTROPIC GROWTH; BULK DIFFUSIONS; CO ELECTROOXIDATION; ELECTROCATALYTIC BEHAVIOR; PT NANOPARTICLES; STEPPED SURFACES; VACUUM ENVIRONMENT; X RAY PHOTOEMISSION SPECTROSCOPY;

SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY;

EID: 84949157197     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp509574s     Document Type: Article

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