Symmetry breaking and morphological instabilities in core-shell metallic nanoparticles

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Ferrando, Riccardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Metals; Nanoalloys; Nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

GROWTH KINETICS; IRIDIUM; METAL NANOPARTICLES; METALS; NANOPARTICLES; PLATINUM; SILVER; SILVER ALLOYS; STRUCTURAL METALS;

COMPUTATIONAL RESULTS; EQUILIBRIUM CONFIGURATION; LOWEST ENERGY STRUCTURE; METALLIC NANOPARTICLES; METALLIC PARTICLES; MORPHOLOGICAL INSTABILITY; NANO-ALLOYS; STRUCTURES AND PROPERTIES;

SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

EID: 84917710757     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: 1361648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/27/1/013003     Document Type: Review

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