Data-driven simulation and characterisation of gold nanoparticle melting

Zeni, Claudio; Rossi, Kevin; Pavloudis, Theodore; Kioseoglou, Joseph; Gironcoli, Stefano de; Palmer, Richard; Baletto, Francesca

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Data-driven simulation and characterisation of gold nanoparticle melting

Claudio Zeni, Kevin Rossi, Theodore Pavloudis, Joseph Kioseoglou, Stefano de Gironcoli, Richard Palmer

, Francesca Baletto

Nature Communications, Volume: 12, Issue: 1

Swansea University Author: Richard Palmer

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The simulation and analysis of the thermal stability of nanoparticles, a stepping stone towards their application in technological devices, require fast and accurate force fields, in conjunction with effective characterisation methods.In this work, we develop efficient, transferable, and interpretab...

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Data-driven simulation and characterisation of gold nanoparticle melting

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