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Frame-by-frame observations of structure fluctuations in single mass-selected Au clusters using aberration-corrected electron microscopy

Malcolm Dearg Orcid Logo, Cesare Roncaglia, Diana Nelli, El Yakout El Koraychy, Riccardo Ferrando Orcid Logo, Thomas J. A. Slater Orcid Logo, Richard Palmer Orcid Logo

Nanoscale Horizons, Volume: 9, Issue: 1, Pages: 143 - 147

Swansea University Author: Richard Palmer Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.1039/d3nh00291h

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The multi-dimensional potential energy surface (PES) of a nanoparticle, such as a bare cluster of metal atoms, controls both the structure and dynamic behaviour of the particle. These properties are the subject of numerous theoretical simulations. However, quantitative experimental measurements of c...

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Published: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 2023
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title Frame-by-frame observations of structure fluctuations in single mass-selected Au clusters using aberration-corrected electron microscopy
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