When mechanisms of coalescence and sintering at the nanoscale fundamentally differ: Molecular dynamics study

VM Samsonov, IV Talyzin, VV Puytov… - The Journal of …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Employing classical isothermal molecular dynamics, we simulated coalescence of
mesoscopic Au nanodroplets, containing from several thousands to several hundred …

Data-driven simulation and characterisation of gold nanoparticle melting

C Zeni, K Rossi, T Pavloudis, J Kioseoglou… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The simulation and analysis of the thermal stability of nanoparticles, a stepping stone
towards their application in technological devices, require fast and accurate force fields, in …

Innate dynamics and identity crisis of a metal surface unveiled by machine learning of atomic environments

M Cioni, D Polino, D Rapetti, L Pesce… - The Journal of …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Metals are traditionally considered hard matter. However, it is well known that their atomic
lattices may become dynamic and undergo reconfigurations even well below the melting …

Hierarchical self-assembly of Au-nanoparticles into filaments: evolution and break

M Tiberi, F Baletto - RSC advances, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
We compare the assembly of individual Au nanoparticles in a vacuum and between two Au
(111) surfaces via classical molecular dynamics on a timescale of 100 ns. In a vacuum, the …

Pd8 Cluster: Too Small to Melt? A BOMD Study

A Luna-Valenzuela, JN Pedroza-Montero… - The Journal of …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The question of whether a solid–liquid phase transition occurs in small clusters poses a
fundamental challenge. In this study, we attempt to elucidate this phenomenon through a …

Theoretical investigation of (La4O6) n,(La2Ce2O7) n, and (Ce4O8) n nanoclusters (n= 10, 18): Temperature effects and O-vacancy formation

M Mocelim, MN Santos, AFB Bittencourt… - The Journal of …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
We report a theoretical investigation of temperature, size, and composition effects on the
structural, energetic, and electronic properties of the (La 4 O 6) n,(La 2 Ce 2 O 7) n, and (Ce …

Molecular dynamics and DFT study of 38-atom coinage metal clusters

OA Sanders-Gutierrez, A Luna-Valenzuela… - Computational Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
The thermal behavior of 38-atom mono-, bi-, and trimetallic clusters consisting of Cu, Ag, and
Au atoms, is analyzed employing molecular dynamics simulations and DFT calculations for …

Effect of Carbon Layer Thickness on the Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Glucose in a Ni/BDD Composite Electrode

H Long, K Wen, C Liu, X Liu, H Hu - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
High-performance non-enzymatic glucose sensor composite electrodes were prepared by
loading Ni onto a boron-doped diamond (BDD) film surface through a thermal catalytic …

Exploring AuRh nanoalloys: a computational perspective on the formation and physical properties

M Vanzan, RM Jones, S Corni, R D'Agosta… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
We studied the formation of AuRh nanoalloys (between 20–150 atoms) in the gas phase by
means of Molecular Dynamics (MD) calculations, exploring three possible formation …

Size-dependent melting of onion-like fullerenic carbons: a molecular dynamics and machine learning study

R Fu, Y Xu, S Qiao, Y Liu, Y Lin, Y Li… - Journal of Physics …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
The melting thermodynamic characteristics of 2-to 20-layered onion-like fullerenes (OLF
n)(C 60@ C 240 to C 60@···@ C 6000···@ C 24000) are comprehensively explored using …