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Colloidal Nanoparticles for Heterogeneous Catalysis

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In this book, readers will appreciate the fundamental aspects involved in the synthesis of AuCu nanoalloys, including real-time information about their atomic organization, electronic properties, as well a deeper understand about the behavior of AuCu supported nanoalloys under real catalytic conditions, providing interesting insights about the effect of the support on the nanoalloy stability. The results presented here open new horizons for using metal alloys in catalysis and also other areas where the metal–support interface may play a crucial role.

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Destro, P. (2019). Introduction. In: Colloidal Nanoparticles for Heterogeneous Catalysis. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-03550-1_1

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