In this study the operations of melting of Au15Ag40 nanoalloy have been studied using the molecular dynamic simulations through the Gupta multiparticle potential and the nonergodicity of simulations is eliminated by the multiple histogram method. The melting characteristics are determined by the analysis of variations in the potential energy. The calculations indicate that the melting of Au15Ag...

in this study the operations of melting of au15ag40 nanoalloy have been studied using the molecular dynamic simulations through the gupta multiparticle potential and the nonergodicity of simulations is eliminated by the multiple histogram method. the melting characteristics are determined by the analysis of variations in the potential energy. the calculations indicate that the melting of au15ag...

Understanding of the atomic-scale structure is essential for exploiting the unique catalytic properties of any nanoalloy catalyst. This report describes novel findings of an investigation of the nanoscale alloying of gold−copper (AuCu) nanoparticles and its impact on the surface catalytic functions. Two pathways have been explored for the formation of AuCu nanoparticles of different composition...

Density functional theory based global geometry optimization has been used to demonstrate the crucial influence of the geometry of the catalytic cluster on the energy barriers for the CO oxidation reaction over Pd-based bimetallic nanoalloys. We show that dramatic geometry change between the reaction intermediates can lead to very high energy barriers and thus be prohibitive for the whole proce...

Surface reconstruction as common phenomenon during catalysis complicates the prediction and modeling on catalytic activity of nanoalloy, hence developing a stable structure to be resistant surface restructuring would provide an ideal prototype for substantial reliable mechanism analysis. Herein, single-twinned in inverse AgPdF catalyst is constructed enhance stability formate oxidation reaction...

Bubble-pen lithography exploits laser heating for microbubble generation to attract and pattern diverse kinds of materials at the microscale or nanoscale resolution. Zheng co-workers discuss theoretical experimental advances in bubble-pen its applications fields displays, biological chemical detection, disease diagnosis, nanoalloy synthesis (e189).

We describe an environmentally friendly, top-down approach to the synthesis of Au89Fe11 nanoparticles (NPs). The plasmonic response of the gold moiety and the magnetism of the iron moiety coexist in the Au89Fe11 nanoalloy with strong modification compared to single element NPs, revealing a non-linear surface plasmon resonance dependence on the iron fraction and a transition from paramagnetic to...

Using a DFT-based genetic algorithm (GA) approach, we have determined the most stable structure and stoichiometry of a 309-atom icosahedral AuCu nanoalloy, for potential use as an electrocatalyst for CO2 reduction. The identified core-shell nano-particle consists of a copper core interspersed with gold atoms having only copper neighbors and a gold surface with a few copper atoms in the terraces...

This article aims to address the formation and the structural disordering/ordering phenomena of PtNi nanoalloys supported on hollow graphitic spheres (HGSs) using pair distribution function (PDF) analysis under ex situ/in situ data collection conditions. Starting from small nanoparticles (10-15 Å in diameter) embedded in HGSs, structural changes were monitored during stepwise heating and coolin...

Rationalization of the catalytic performance bimetallic Ni-Fe catalysts in selective hydrogenation reactions is based on Ni and Fe distribution within nanoparticles at their surface. By applying a combination element-specific surface-specific characterization techniques (57Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy, X-ray absorption low-energy ion scattering) to series Ni-Fe/SiO2 differing by molar proportions,...