The development of new catalyst materials for energy-efficient chemical synthesis is critical
as over 80% of industrial processes rely on catalysts, with many of the most energy-intensive …

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

Surface segregation phenomena dictate core–shell preference of bimetallic nanoparticles
and thus play a crucial role in the nanoparticle synthesis and applications. Although it is …

To this day, engineering nanoalloys beyond bimetallic compositions has scarcely been
within the scope of physical deposition methods due to the complex, nonequilibrium …

Nanoparticles constitute fundamental building blocks required in several fields of application
with current global importance. To fully exploit nanoparticle properties specifically …

Magnetron discharge in a cold buffer gas represents a liquid-free approach to the synthesis
of metal nanoparticles (NPs) with tailored structure, chemical composition and size. Despite …

Quantifying the kinetic processes of the diffusion and growth of adsorbed atoms on the
surface of nanoparticles at the atomic level enables the control of nanomaterial structures …

Alloy nanoparticles (nanoalloys) are widely applied in heterogeneous catalysts, advanced
electrodes, biomaterials, and other areas. The properties of nanoalloys can be tuned to a …

The technological advancements of every era of human civilization owe themselves to the
materials available at the time. Despite the substantial interest in the discovery of novel …

The non-stochiometric deviations in CZTS often results in certain detrimental point defects
that act as trap centers causing non-radiative recombination and potential fluctuations …