In situ observation of self-assembled hydrocarbon Fischer-Tropsch products on a cobalt catalyst

Nature Chemistry

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 929-934

  Navarro, Violeta ^a,b   Van Spronsen, Matthijs A ^a,c   Frenken, Joost W M ^a,d  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ADVANCED RESEARCH CENTER FOR NANOLITHOGRAPHY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84988521892     PISSN: 17554330     EISSN: 17554349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchem.2613     Document Type: Article

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