DFT Perspective on the Thermochemistry of Carbon Nitride Synthesis

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 120, Issue 43, 2016, Pages 24542-24550

  Melissen, Sigismund T A G ^a   Steinmann, Stephan N ^a   Le Bahers, Tangui ^a   Sautet, Philippe ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b Engineering IV   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOADDITION; DISPERSIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC DISPERSION; NITRIDES; THERMOCHEMISTRY;

BASIS SETS; BENCHMARK STUDY; CHEMICAL EQUATIONS; CHEMICAL FORMULAE; DISPERSION INTERACTION; FUNCTIONALS; PHOTOCATALYTIC WATER SPLITTING; THERMO-CHEMICALLY;

CARBON NITRIDE;

EID: 84994477357     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b06335     Document Type: Article

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