Modeling the phase stability of Janus, core-shell, and alloyed Ag-Cu and Ag-Au nanoparticles

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 2186-2195

  Peng, Hongcheng ^a   Qi, Weihong ^a   Li, Siqi ^a   Ji, Wenhai ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FREE ENERGY; GIBBS FREE ENERGY; GOLD; NANOPARTICLES; PHASE DIAGRAMS; PHASE STABILITY; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); SILVER ALLOYS; STABILITY; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); TEMPERATURE;

AG-AU NANOPARTICLES; CORE SHELL; CORE SHELL STRUCTURE; CRITICAL SIZE; LOW TEMPERATURES; PHASE SEGREGATIONS; SEGREGATED STRUCTURES; STRUCTURAL STABILITIES;

SILVER;

EID: 84921959117     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp510725a     Document Type: Article

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