Direct observation of noble metal nanoparticles transforming to thermally stable single atoms

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Year: 2018
Type: article
Volume: 13
Issue: 9
Pages: 856-861
Citations: 1016
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                                    Shengjie Wei, 
                                
                                    Ang Li, 
                                
                                    Jincheng Liu
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2018). 
                            Direct observation of noble metal nanoparticles transforming to thermally stable single atoms. 
                            Nature Nanotechnology
                            , 13
                            (9)
                            , 856-861.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/s41565-018-0197-9
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/s41565-018-0197-9