Nanoalloys: from theory to applications of alloy clusters and nanoparticles

R Ferrando, J Jellinek, RL Johnston - Chemical reviews, 2008 - ACS Publications
Clusters or nanoparticles are aggregates of between a few and many millions of atoms or
molecules. They may consist of identical atoms, or molecules, or two or more different …

Symmetry breaking and morphological instabilities in core-shell metallic nanoparticles

R Ferrando - Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
Nanoalloys are bi-or multi-component metallic particles in the size range between 1 and 100
nm. Nanoalloys present a wide variety of structures and properties, which make them …

Bimetallic nanoalloys in heterogeneous catalysis of industrially important reactions: synergistic effects and structural organization of active components

OG Ellert, MV Tsodikov, SA Nikolaev… - Russian Chemical …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
The review is concerned with correlations between the synergistic effects and structural
organization of the surface of bimetallic alloys that are used as active components of …

Ag–Cu bimetallic nanoparticles with enhanced resistance to oxidation: A combined experimental and theoretical study

NR Kim, K Shin, I Jung, M Shim… - The Journal of Physical …, 2014 - ACS Publications
A simple oleylamine-based thermal decomposition process using different time steps for
precursor injection was used to obtain bimetallic Ag–Cu nanoparticles with a narrow size …

Structural stability of AgCu bimetallic nanoparticles and their application as a catalyst: A DFT study

K Shin, DH Kim, SC Yeo, HM Lee - Catalysis today, 2012 - Elsevier
Density functional theory (DFT) calculations confirm the structural stability of isomers for 13-
atom Ag, Cu, and AgCu nanoparticles. Ag13 and Cu13 nanoparticles have a different stable …

Synthesis of Monodisperse TiO2−Paraffin Core−Shell Nanoparticles for Improved Dielectric Properties

B Balasubramanian, KL Kraemer, NA Reding… - ACS …, 2010 - ACS Publications
Core− shell structures of oxide nanoparticles having a high dielectric constant, and organic
shells with large breakdown field are attractive candidates for large electrical energy storage …

Segregation, core alloying, and shape transitions in bimetallic nanoclusters: Monte Carlo simulations

F Calvo, E Cottancin, M Broyer - Physical Review B—Condensed Matter and …, 2008 - APS
The stable structures and melting behaviors of silver-rich bimetallic clusters (Ag 0.75 M 0.25)
N, where M= Au, Pt, and Ni, and containing up to N= 309 atoms, were investigated by …

Structure and orientation effects in the coalescence of Au clusters

D Nelli, G Rossi, Z Wang, RE Palmer, R Ferrando - Nanoscale, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The atomic configuration of nanoparticles is key to their properties, in a way that resembles
the structure–function correlation of biomolecules, and depends on the growth mechanism …

The structure and crystallizing process of NiAu alloy: A molecular dynamics simulation method

D Nguyen Trong, V Cao Long, Ş Ţălu - Journal of Composites Science, 2021 - mdpi.com
This paper studies the influence of factors such as heating rate, atomic number, temperature,
and annealing time on the structure and the crystallization process of NiAu alloy. Increasing …

Sintering mechanism of Ag-Pd nanoalloy film for power electronic packaging

Q Jia, G Zou, H Zhang, W Wang, H Ren… - Applied Surface …, 2021 - Elsevier
Silver electrochemical migration causing short-circuit could be mitigated by Ag-Pd alloy. The
conventional mechanical mixed Ag and Pd nanoparticles requires high alloying temperature …