Determination of bimetallic architectures in nanometer-scale catalysts by combining molecular dynamics simulations with x-ray absorption spectroscopy

Timoshenko, Janis; Keller, Kayla R.; Frenkel, Anatoly I.

doi:10.1063/1.4978500

Title: Determination of bimetallic architectures in nanometer-scale catalysts by combining molecular dynamics simulations with x-ray absorption spectroscopy

Journal Article · Tue Mar 21 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · Journal of Chemical Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4978500· OSTI ID:1388332

Timoshenko, Janis ^[1];

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Stony Brook Univ., Stony Brook, NY (United States)
Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME (United States)

In this study, we present an approach for the determination of an atomic structure of small bimetallic nanoparticles by combining extended X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy and classical molecular dynamics simulations based on the Sutton-Chen potential. The proposed approach is illustrated in the example of PdAu nanoparticles with ca 100 atoms and narrow size and compositional distributions. Using a direct modeling approach and no adjustable parameters, we were able to reproduce the size and shape of nanoparticles as well as the intra-particle distributions of atoms and metal mixing ratios and to explore the influence of these parameters on the local structure and dynamics in nanoparticles.

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Research Organization:: Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation (CCEI)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0001004

OSTI ID:: 1388332

Journal Information:: Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol. 146, Issue 11; Related Information: CCEI partners with the University of Delaware (lead); Brookhaven National Laboratory; California Institute of Technology; Columbia University; University of Delaware; Lehigh University; University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; University of Minnesota; Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; University of Pennsylvania; Princeton University; Rutgers University; ISSN 0021-9606

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