Estimation of the Dihedral Angle Between Metal Nanoparticles During Their Coalescence

Authors A.Yu. Kolosov, D.N. Sokolov , N.Yu. Sdobnyakov*, P.V. Komarov, S.S. Bogdanov, A.A. Bogatov, V.S. Myasnichenko
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Tver State University, 35, Sadovyi Per., 170002 Tver, Russia

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Issue Volume 9, Year 2017, Number 5
Dates Received 19 June 2017; revised manuscript received 18 August 2017; published online 16 October 2017
Citation A.Yu. Kolosov, D.N. Sokolov, N.Yu. Sdobnyakov*, et al., J. Nano- Electron. Phys. 9 No 5, 05042 (2017)
DOI 10.21272/jnep.9(5).05042
PACS Number(s) 61.46. + w, 66.30. – h, 02.70.Uu
Keywords Nanoparticles of gold, silver (13) , and copper; Coalescence; Neck, dihedral angle; Monte Carlo method; Gupta potential.
Annotation The process of coalescence of various metal nanoparticles has been studied by the Monte Carlo method. The interaction of nanoparticles is described by a multiparticle Gupta type potential. An algorithm of recognizing and estimating a dihedral angle at the neck is developed. The dihedral angle between metal nanoparticles during their sintering is estimated.

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