Functionally graded materials (FGMs) are innovative materials whose composition and/or
microstructure gradually vary in space according to a designed law. As a result, also the …

Gas-phase synthesis characterizes a class of bottom-up methods for producing
multifunctional nanoparticles (NPs) from individual atoms or molecules. This review aims to …

The coalescence of nanoclusters fabricated in the gas phase is a fundamental growth
mechanism determining cluster shapes, sizes, compositions, and structures, with resultant …

In recent years, due to its inherent flexibility, magnetron-sputtering has been widely used to
synthesise bi-metallic nanoparticles (NPs) via subsequent inert-gas cooling and gas-phase …

Thin film technology is a mature field encompassing a wide range of applications such as
electronics, optical communications, and biosystems. The list of potential applications is …

Soft‐and reactive landing of mass‐selected ions is gaining attention as a promising
approach for the precisely‐controlled preparation of materials on surfaces that are not …

Physical synthesis employing magnetron sputtering and gas aggregation in a modified
commercial source has been coupled with size-selection and ion soft landing to prepare …

Nanoparticles (NPs) of different types, especially those of metals and metal oxides, are
widely used in research and industry for a variety of applications utilising their unique …

Surface coating on biomaterial implants remained a challenging task to researchers
because of its simultaneous demand for various properties. Post-surgery problems like …

Among the properties that distinguish nanoparticles (NPs) from their bulk counterparts is
their lower melting points. It is also common knowledge that relatively low melting points …