CO Oxidation Facilitated by Robust Surface States on Au-Covered Topological Insulators

Chen, Hua; Zhu, Wenguang; Xiao, Di; Zhang, Zhenyu

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.056804

Title: CO Oxidation Facilitated by Robust Surface States on Au-Covered Topological Insulators

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Authors:: Chen, Hua; Zhu, Wenguang; Xiao, Di; Zhang, Zhenyu

Publication Date:: Thu Jul 28 00:00:00 EDT 2011

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1100417

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Physical Review Letters

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 107; Journal Issue: 5; Journal ID: ISSN 0031-9007

Publisher:: American Physical Society

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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                    Chen, Hua, Zhu, Wenguang, Xiao, Di, and Zhang, Zhenyu. CO Oxidation Facilitated by Robust Surface States on Au-Covered Topological Insulators.  United States: N. p., 2011. 
Web.  doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.056804.

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                    Chen, Hua, Zhu, Wenguang, Xiao, Di, & Zhang, Zhenyu. CO Oxidation Facilitated by Robust Surface States on Au-Covered Topological Insulators.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.056804

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"CO Oxidation Facilitated by Robust Surface States on Au-Covered Topological Insulators".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.056804.

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  title        = {CO Oxidation Facilitated by Robust Surface States on Au-Covered Topological Insulators},

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  doi          = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.056804},

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