Interfaces in Heterogeneous Catalysts: Advancing Mechanistic Understanding through Atomic-Scale Measurements

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 787-795

  Gao, Wenpei ^a,b   Hood, Zachary D ^a,c   Chi, Miaofang ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b University of California at Irvine   (United States)

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 85018473467     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: 15204898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.6b00596     Document Type: Article

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