Exploring the effects of different immersion environments on the growth of gold nanostructures

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 32, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 1255-1260

  Grochola, G ^a   Snook, I ^a   Chui, D ^a   Russo, S P ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gold nanostructures; Growth mechanisms; Molecular dynamics; Nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; GOLD; GROWTH (MATERIALS); MORPHOLOGY;

GOLD NANOSTRUCTURES; GROWTH MECHANISMS; MANY-BODY POTENTIALS;

NANOSTRUCTURES;

EID: 34548390479     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: 10290435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927020600891445     Document Type: Conference Paper

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