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Title: Nanoparticle Formation Kinetics, Mechanisms, and Accurate Rate Constants: Examination of a Second-Generation Ir(0) n Particle Formation System by Five Monitoring Methods Plus Initial Mechanism-Enabled Population Balance Modeling

Journal Article · · Journal of Physical Chemistry. C
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  1. Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, United States
  2. Department of Mathematics, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, United States
  3. Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794, United States
  4. Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794, United States; Division of Chemistry, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, United States
  5. Callaghan Innovation, P.O. Box 31310, Lower Hutt 5040, New Zealand
  6. Australian Synchrotron, 800 Blackburn Road, Clayton 3168, Australia

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Research Organization:
Univ. of Delaware, Newark, DE (United States); Stanford Univ., CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
DOE Contract Number:
SC0001004; AC02-76SF00515
OSTI ID:
1850664
Journal Information:
Journal of Physical Chemistry. C, Vol. 125, Issue 24; ISSN 1932-7447
Publisher:
American Chemical Society
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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