Formation of Ag nanoparticles under electron beam irradiation: Atomistic origins from first‐principles calculations

• Published in: International journal of quantum chemistry Vol. 118; no. 9
• Main Authors: Andrés, Juan, Gouveia, Amanda Fernandes, Gracia, Lourdes, Longo, Elson, Manzeppi Faccin, Giovani, da Silva, Edison Zacarias, Pereira, Douglas Henrique, San‐Miguel, Miguel Angel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 05.05.2018
• Subjects: Ag nanoparticles; Atomic structure; Charge materials; Chemistry; Computation; Computer simulation; Density functional theory; electron beam irradiation; Electron beams; Electron irradiation; Electrons; first‐principles calculations; Mathematical analysis; Molecular dynamics; Multiscale analysis; Nanoparticles; Physical chemistry; plasmons; Quantum physics; Silver; Transformations; α‐Ag2WO4

The formation of Ag nanoparticles is currently a topic subject to a great deal of research because they are excellent materials with many technological applications. Recently, the formation of Ag nanoparticles on α‐Ag2WO4 semiconductors induced by electron irradiation has been reported, but the mech...