The support plays an important role for supported metal catalysts by positioning itself as a
macromolecular ligand, which conditions the nature of the active site and contributes …

Gold is an element whose unique properties are strongly influenced by relativistic effects. A
large body of appropriate calculations now exists and its main conclusions are summarized …

Icing of surfaces is commonplace in nature and technology, affecting everyday life and
sometimes causing catastrophic events. Understanding (and counteracting) surface icing …

The generation, characterization and catalytic properties of MgO active sites were studied.
MgO samples stabilized at different temperatures were used to control the distribution of …

For many years, it has been a significant concern for nanoscience researchers to synthesize
nanomachines with steerable motion. Despite the notable number of studies on the motion …

Although carbon materials, particularly graphene and carbon nanotubes, are widely used to
reinforce metal matrix composites, understanding the fabrication process and connection …

The carbon nanotube (CNT)-metal structure widely occurs in the CNT application, especially
for the heat dissipation of electronic devices of various scales. However, the research on …

Although there is increasing need for modeling and simulation in the IC package design
phase, most assembly processes and various reliability tests are still based on the time …

Enhancing the weak interfacial heat transfer between carbon nanotubes (CNTs) is an
effective approach to its application in thermal management for electronic devices, MEMS …

Using molecular dynamics simulations, we demonstrate and quantify thermophoretic motion
of solid gold nanoparticles inside carbon nanotubes subject to wall temperature gradients …