Advances in thermodynamic modelling of nanoparticles

G Guisbiers - Advances in Physics: X, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Among all the computational techniques (Density Functional Theory, Molecular Dynamics,
Monte-Carlo Simulations, Nanothermodynamics) used to investigate the properties of …

Effect of silver (Ag) nanoparticle size on the microstructure and mechanical properties of Sn58Bi–Ag composite solders

Y Li, YC Chan - Journal of Alloys and compounds, 2015 - Elsevier
The effect of Ag nanoparticle size on the microstructure of solder matrix, microhardness,
growth of solder/Cu interfacial intermetallic compounds (IMC) and shear strength were …

Size dependent phase diagrams of nickel-carbon nanoparticles

Y Magnin, A Zappelli, H Amara, F Ducastelle… - Physical Review Letters, 2015 - APS
The carbon rich phase diagrams of nickel-carbon nanoparticles, relevant to catalysis and
catalytic chemical vapor deposition synthesis of carbon nanotubes, are calculated for system …

Size-and shape-dependent phase diagram of In–Sb nano-alloys

M Ghasemi, Z Zanolli, M Stankovski, J Johansson - Nanoscale, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Nano-scale alloy systems with at least one dimension below 100 nm have different phase
stabilities than those observed in the macro-scale systems due to a large surface to volume …

Improvement of microstructure and tensile properties of Sn–Bi–Ag alloy by heterogeneous nucleation of β-Sn on Ag3Sn

T Yang, X Zhao, Z **ong, W Tan, Y Wei, C Tan… - Materials Science and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Different weight fractions (0, 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0 wt%) of sliver (Ag) were used to
dope Sn–Bi eutectic alloys in this study. The microstructure and tensile and thermal …

Au-Ni nanoparticles: Phase diagram prediction, synthesis, characterization, and thermal stability

J Sopoušek, A Kryštofová, M Premović, O Zobač… - Calphad, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract The Au-Ni nanoparticles (NPs) were prepared by oleylamine solvothermal
synthesis from metal precursors. The Au-Ni phase diagram prediction respecting the particle …

A universal approach to high-performance thermoelectric module design for power generation

J Cheng, W Xue, T Zhang, X Li, Y Zhu, L Yin, H Yao… - Joule, 2025 - cell.com
Thermoelectric modules fabricated by traditional welding fall short of achieving optimal
conversion efficiencies, primarily due to performance degradation of materials at high …

Thermodynamic model for prediction of binary alloy nanoparticle phase diagram including size dependent surface tension effect

F Monji, MA Jabbareh - Calphad, 2017 - Elsevier
Considering the size effect of nanoparticles on surface tension, a new CALPHAD type
thermodynamic model was developed to predict phase diagram of binary alloy nanoparticle …

[HTML][HTML] Sn–Ag–Cu nanosolders: melting behavior and phase diagram prediction in the Sn-rich corner of the ternary system

A Roshanghias, J Vrestal, A Yakymovych, KW Richter… - Calphad, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Melting temperatures of Sn–Ag–Cu (SAC) alloys in the Sn-rich corner are of interest
for lead-free soldering. At the same time, nanoparticle solders with depressed melting …

Melting and phase diagram of Au-Cu alloy at nanoscale

MZ Chu, C Zhang, XH Liang, CH Hu, GT Ma… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Au-Cu nanoalloys (NPs) were produced by NaBH 4 co-reduction from the
mixture precursor solution of component Au and Cu, under the protection of sodium citrate …