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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Palina N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5264589 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Scientific reports 20170125
The change in electronic structure of extremely small Rh<sub>x</sub>Cu<sub>y</sub> alloy nanoparticles (NPs) with composition variation was investigated by core-level (CL) and valence-band (VB) hard X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. A combination of CL and VB spectra analyses confirmed that intermetallic charge transfer occurs between Rh and Cu. This is an important compensation mechanism that helps to explain the relationship between the catalytic activity and composition of Rh<sub>x</sub>Cu<su ...[more]