Structural properties of sub-nanometer metallic clusters

F Baletto - Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
At the nanoscale, the investigation of structural features becomes fundamental as we can
establish relationships between cluster geometries and their physicochemical properties …

The interaction of amines with gold nanoparticles

Y Lyu, LM Becerril, M Vanzan, S Corni… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the interactions between amines and the surface of gold nanoparticles is
important because of their role in the stabilization of the nanosystems, in the formation of the …

Deciphering the role of Ni particle size and nickel-ceria interfacial perimeter in the low-temperature CO2 methanation reaction over remarkably active Ni/CeO2 …

G Varvoutis, M Lykaki, S Stefa, V Binas… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2021 - Elsevier
The structure sensitivity of CO 2 methanation was explored over nickel particles (10–25 nm)
supported on CeO 2 nanorods. An optimum Ni particle size of 20 nm was revealed, with the …

Fundamental understanding of electrocatalysis over layered double hydroxides from the aspects of crystal and electronic structures

Q Chang, X Zhang, B Wang, J Niu, Z Yang, W Wang - Nanoscale, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Layered double hydroxides (LDHs) composed of octahedral ligand units centered with
various transition metal atoms display unique electronic structures and thus attract …

Exploring the formation of gold/silver nanoalloys with gas-phase synthesis and machine-learning assisted simulations

Q Gromoff, P Benzo, WA Saidi, CM Andolina… - Nanoscale, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
While nanoalloys are of paramount scientific and practical interest, the main processes
leading to their formation are still poorly understood. Key structural features in the alloy …

Molecular dynamics simulation of the size-dependent morphological stability of cubic shape silver nanoparticles

MM Blazhynska, A Kyrychenko, ON Kalugin - Molecular simulation, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
The morphological stability of sharp-edged silver nanoparticles is examined by the classical
molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. The crystalline structure and the perfect fcc atom …

Recent developments in computational and experimental studies of physicochemical properties of Au and Ag nanostructures on cellular uptake and nanostructure …

T Ngake, S Nqayi, M Gulumian, S Cronjé… - Biochimica et Biophysica …, 2022 - Elsevier
Recent developments in studies of the uptake and toxicity of both gold (Au) and silver (Ag)
nanostructures (NS) in drug delivery systems have shown that physicochemical properties …

Nanometal thermocatalysts: transformations, deactivation, and mitigation

H Zhang, J Pan, Q Zhou, F Xia - Small, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Nanometals have been proven to be efficient thermocatalysts in the last decades. Their
enhanced catalytic activity and tunable functionalities make them intriguing candidates for a …

Stress-induced structural transformations in Au nanocrystals

A Parakh, S Lee, MT Kiani, D Doan, M Kunz… - Nano …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Nanocrystals can exist in multiply twinned structures like icosahedron or single crystalline
structures like cuboctahedron. Transformations between these structures can proceed …

Enormous suppression of phonon transport in silicon nanowires with five-fold twin boundary

Y Gao, Y Zhou, M Hu - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Si nanowires (NWs) have been experimentally proven to be better candidates for
thermoelectric applications than other Si-based nanomaterials due to their extremely low …