Surface free energy of platinum nanoparticles at zero pressure: A molecular dynamic study

被引:13
作者
Akbarzadeh, Hamed
Abroshan, Hadi
Parsafar, Gholam Abbas [1 ]
机构
[1] Sharif Univ Technol, Dept Chem, Tehran 113659516, Iran
关键词
Platinum; Nanoparticles; Surface energy; Molecular-dynamics; NI;
D O I
10.1016/j.ssc.2009.11.013
中图分类号
O469 [凝聚态物理学];
学科分类号
070205 ;
摘要
Metallic nanoparticles are interesting because of their use in catalysis and sensors. The surface energy of the FCC platinum nanoparticles are investigated via molecular dynamics simulation using Quantum Sutton-Chen (QSC) potential. We have calculated the Gibbs free energy for the FCC platinum bulk and also for its nanoparticle. All calculations have been carried out at zero pressure. We have used the thermodynamic integration method to obtain the Gibbs free energy. The total Gibbs free energy is taken as the sum of its central bulk and its surface free energy. We have calculated the free energy of a platinum nanoparticle as a function of temperature. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:254 / 257
页数:4
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