Modeling the active sites of Co-promoted MoS2 particles by DFT

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Modeling the active sites of Co-promoted MoS2 particles by DFT. / Šarić, Manuel; Rossmeisl, Jan; Moses, Poul Georg.

I: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Bind 19, Nr. 3, 2017, s. 2017-2024.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Šarić, M, Rossmeisl, J & Moses, PG 2017, 'Modeling the active sites of Co-promoted MoS2 particles by DFT', Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, bind 19, nr. 3, s. 2017-2024. https://doi.org/10.1039/c6cp06881b

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Šarić, M., Rossmeisl, J., & Moses, P. G. (2017). Modeling the active sites of Co-promoted MoS2 particles by DFT. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 19(3), 2017-2024. https://doi.org/10.1039/c6cp06881b

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Šarić M, Rossmeisl J, Moses PG. Modeling the active sites of Co-promoted MoS2 particles by DFT. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 2017;19(3):2017-2024. https://doi.org/10.1039/c6cp06881b

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Šarić, Manuel ; Rossmeisl, Jan ; Moses, Poul Georg. / Modeling the active sites of Co-promoted MoS2 particles by DFT. I: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 2017 ; Bind 19, Nr. 3. s. 2017-2024.

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