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1 online resource : illustrations |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
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Frontiers of nanoscience ; volume 12 |
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Frontiers of nanoscience ; v. 12.
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (ScienceDirect, viewed September 18, 2018). |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Front Cover; Computational Modelling of Nanoparticles; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Introduction to modeling nanoclusters and nanoparticles; 1. Introduction; 2. Nanoparticle properties and energy landscapes; 3. Predicting nanoparticle structure; 4. Energy functions; 5. Global optimization; 6. Global optimization using a single MC walker; 7. Global optimization using a single-walker and local gradients; 8. Global optimization using interacting multiple walkers or populations; 9. Atomic structure of nanoclusters; 10. Summary; Acknowledgments; References |
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Chapter 1: How to design models for ceria nanoparticles: Challenges and strategies for describing nanostructured reducibl ... 1.1. Introduction; 1.1.1. Cerium dioxide: Properties and applications; 1.1.2. Nanostructured ceria and its role in catalysis; 1.1.3. Outline of the chapter; 1.2. Designing and optimizing models of ceria nanoparticles; 1.2.1. Brief overview of methods for describing the electronic structure of ceria; 1.2.2. Ceria nanoparticles from bulk cuts; 1.2.3. Globally optimized stoichiometric (CeO2)n nanoparticles; 1.2.4. Assemblies of ceria nanoparticles |
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1.3. Describing reduced ceria nanoparticles1.3.1. The challenging characterization of oxygen vacancies in Ceria-based systems; 1.3.2. Oxygen vacancies in single and assembled ceria nanoparticles; 1.3.3. Superoxidized nanoparticles; 1.4. Describing the reactivity of ceria nanoparticles; 1.4.1. Adsorbed molecules on ceria nanoparticles; 1.4.2. Modeling transition metal species on nanostructured ceria; 1.4.2.1. Metal atoms adsorbed on ceria nanoparticles; 1.4.2.2. Metal-doped ceria nanoparticles; 1.4.2.3. Metal clusters and nanoparticles; 1.5. Summary and outlook; References |
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Chapter 2: Simulating heterogeneous catalysis on metallic nanoparticles: From under-coordinated sites to extended facets2.1. Metallic nanoparticles in science and technology; 2.2. Isolated metal nanoparticle models; 2.3. Computational simulation levels; 2.4. Molecular adsorption on metal nanoparticles; 2.5. Addressing reactivity on metal nanoparticles; 2.6. Outlook and frontiers; References; Chapter 3: From nanoparticles to mesoporous materials; 3.1. Introduction; 3.2. Theoretical methods and models; 3.3. Generating atom-level models; 3.3.1. Nanoparticles |
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3.3.1.1. Crystallization and microstructure3.3.1.2. Model validation; 3.3.2. Nanoporous architectures; 3.3.2.1. Model validation; 3.4. Calculating properties; 3.4.1. Catalytic activity; 3.4.1.1. Oxygen extraction energy; 3.4.1.2. Visualizing catalytic reactivity; 3.4.1.3. Oxygen transport; 3.5. Computer-aided design; 3.5.1. Nanostructural design parameters; 3.5.2. Catalytic activity mapping; 3.5.3. Screening and targeted synthesis; 3.6. Outlook; References; Chapter 4: The DFT-genetic algorithm approach for global optimization of subnanometer bimetallic clusters; 4.1. Introduction |
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Nanoparticles -- Computer simulation.
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Nanoparticules -- Simulation par ordinateur.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Engineering (General)
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Reference.
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| Added Author |
Bromley, Stefan T., 1971- editor.
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Woodley, Scott M., editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Bromley, Stefan T. Computational Modelling of Nanoparticles. San Diego : Elsevier, ©2018 9780081022320 |
| ISBN |
9780081022757 (electronic bk.) |
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0081022751 (electronic bk.) |
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9780081022320 (print) |
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0081022328 |
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