Mechanisms for Catalytic CO Oxidation on SiAun (n = 1–5) Cluster
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. The Interactions of SiAun (n = 1–5) Cluster with CO and O2
2.2. The Oxidation of CO on SiAun (n = 1–5) Cluster
3. Computational Methods
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Zhang, Y.; Ren, D. Mechanisms for Catalytic CO Oxidation on SiAun (n = 1–5) Cluster. Molecules 2023, 28, 1917. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28041917
Zhang Y, Ren D. Mechanisms for Catalytic CO Oxidation on SiAun (n = 1–5) Cluster. Molecules. 2023; 28(4):1917. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28041917
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhang, Yang, and Dasen Ren. 2023. "Mechanisms for Catalytic CO Oxidation on SiAun (n = 1–5) Cluster" Molecules 28, no. 4: 1917. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28041917