Molecular dynamic simulation of the size- and shape-dependent lattice parameter of small Platinum nanoparticles

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 575-580

  Qi, W H ^a   Huang, B Y ^a   Wang, M P ^a,b   Yin, Z M ^a,b   Li, J ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Engineering Priority Laboratory   (China)

Author keywords

Atomic simulation; Lattice parameter; Nanoparticles; Numerical method

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC SIMULATION; CUBIC SHAPES; CUBOCTAHEDRAL SHAPES; EXPERIMENTAL VALUES; LATTICE PARAMETER; LATTICE VARIATIONS; LINEAR FITTINGS; MOLECULAR DYNAMIC SIMULATIONS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; PARTICLE SHAPES; PLATINUM NANOPARTICLES; PT NANOPARTICLES; SHAPE EFFECTS; SIMULATED RESULTS; SIMULATION RESULTS; TOTAL LATTICES;

DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOPARTICLES; NUMBER THEORY; NUMERICAL METHODS; PARTICLE SIZE; PLATINUM; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING;

LATTICE CONSTANTS;

NANOPARTICLE; PLATINUM;

ARTICLE; GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 61449168130     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-008-9392-1     Document Type: Article

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