Surface Energy of Au Nanoparticles Depending on Their Size and Shape

Motivated by often contradictory literature reports on the dependence of the surface energy of gold nanoparticles on the variety of its size and shape, we performed an atomistic study combining molecular mechanics and ab initio calculations. We show that, in the case of Au nanocubes, their surface e...

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Main Authors: David Holec, Phillip Dumitraschkewitz, Dieter Vollath, Franz Dieter Fischer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-03-01
Series:Nanomaterials
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/10/3/484