A genetic algorithm has been developed in order to find the global minimum of platinum-palladium nanoalloy clusters. The effect of biasing the initial population and predating specific clusters has been investigated.

The synergetic combination of two metals in bimetallic (BM) nanoparticle (NP) significantly changes the optical, catalytic, electronic and magnetic properties. The possible reason for synergetic effects is the heterometallic bond between two metals, dilution of active site, the combination of two kinds of metals and their fine structures. The enhanced catalytic properties of BM nanoparticles ar...

The generation of nanoalloys of immiscible metals is still a challenge using conventional methods. However, because these materials are currently attracting much attention, alternative methods are needed. In this article, we demonstrate a simple but powerful strategy for the generation of a new metastable alloy of immiscible metals. Au(1-x)Ni(x) 3D structures with 56 at% of nickel in gold were ...

Article history: Received 15 June 2016 Received in revised form 9 July 2016 Accepted 9 July 2016 Available online 20 July 2016 Multicomponent alloying can be utilized to enhance the thermal stability of nanocrystalline alloys. The grain boundary energy can be reduced significantly via both bulk and grain-boundary high-entropy effects with increasing temperature at/within the solid solubility li...