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Author:

Santos, Alyssa

Title:

An Exploration of Potential Energy Surfaces with an Application in N-Heterocyclic Carbenes on Metal Nanoparticles

Graduate Program:

Chemistry (PHD)

Keywords:

Potential Energy Surface
Geometry Optimization
Density Functional Theory
N-heterocyclic Carbenes
Metal Nanoparticles
Sigma Donation
Pi Backbonding
Graduate Education

File:

Download Alyssa_Santos_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Gerald Knizia, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Lasse Jensen, Major Field Member
Susan Sinnott, Major Field Member
Adri van Duin, Outside Unit & Field Member
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair