Crystal formation in gold, silver, and iron nanoparticles

Paper Title:

Harvesting nucleating structures in nanoparticle crystallization: The example of gold, silver and iron

Published on:

8 January 2024

Primary Category:

Statistical Mechanics

Paper Authors:

Arthur France-Lanord,

Sarath Menon,

Julien Lam

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Key Details

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Surface and size effects influence crystal formation in nanoparticles

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Critical cluster size and location depend on nanoparticle size

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Smaller droplets have more ordered liquid phase around cluster

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Crystallization mechanisms differ from classical nucleation theory

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crystallization

nanoparticles

phase transitions

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surface effects

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Crystal formation in gold, silver, and iron nanoparticles

This paper investigates how surface and size effects influence crystal formation in gold, silver, and iron nanoparticles. Using simulations, the authors obtain structures at the transition state between liquid and crystalline phases. Analysis shows both the size and location of the critical cluster differ due to nanoscale effects. Smaller droplets exhibit a more ordered liquid phase around the cluster. Overall, crystallization mechanisms in nanoparticles go beyond classical nucleation theory assumptions.