Mechanistic insight into the hydrazine decomposition on Rh(111): effect of reaction intermediate on catalytic

Zhigang Deng1, Xiaoqing Lu, Zengqiang Wen

  • 1College of Science, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao, 266580, PR. China. luxq@upc.edu.cn wyguo@upc.edu.cn.

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