In this review article, first a brief summary is presented concerning the formation of
amorphous alloys (or metallic glasses) in binary metal systems by solid-state reaction of …

A new family of magic cluster structures is found by genetic global optimization, whose
results are confirmed by density functional calculations. These clusters are Ag-Ni and Ag-Cu …

A genetic algorithm approach is applied to the optimization of the potential energy of a wide
range of binary metallic nanoclusters, Ag–Cu, Ag–Ni, Au–Cu, Ag–Pd, Ag–Au, and Pd–Pt …

We show by molecular dynamics simulations on three systems (B/A= P d/A g, C u/A g, and N
i/A g) that three-shell metallic nanoparticles made by a core of a metal A, an intermediate …

Metal nanoparticles can display a unique behavior when deposited on substrates with a
significantly lower surface energy. Co nanoparticles in the 10 nm size regime burrow into …

Classical molecular dynamics (MD) simulations are used to study the phase stability of Cu–
Ag nanoalloys based on the analysis of their thermodynamic mixing properties for both …

Atomic force microscopy and cross-sectional transmission electron microscopy are used to
characterize the evolution of nanoparticle/substrate interfaces during heavy-ion …

NiO ultrathin films have been prepared under UHV conditions on Ag (001) substrate by
metal deposition in O 2 atmosphere. The films were prepared by deposition of the amount of …

The knowledge of the physical and chemical properties of PtCo nanoparticles as a function
of the Pt/Co composition and atomic distribution is crucial for several potential applications …

Simulation of atomic redistribution in Ge–Sb–Te (GST)-based memory cells during
SET/RESET cycling is needed in order to understand GST memory cell failure and to design …