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HPC User Report from A. Leonardi (Institute for Multiscale Simulation)

Engineering Lattice Distortion in Nanomaterials

Contact:

Dr. Alberto Leonardi
Institute for Multiscale Simulation
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Mainly used HPC resources at RRZE

Woody & Emmy cluster

Understanding the correlation between nanostructure, lattice distortion,and chemical-physical performance is important for the application of nanocrystals. We utilize simulations to design and assist in the synthesis of shape-controlled core@shell nanocrystals and to characterize their internal microstructure.

Motivation and problem definition

Figure 1: Real-time imaging of rapid dissolution of a Pd@Au nanocube inside a graphene liquid cell (GLC). a, Schematic illustration of a GLC encapsulating a solution of nanocubes and oxidative etchants. Carbon atoms of graphene sheets are enlarged for clarity purpose. b, Time-lapse TEM images and corresponding simulation snapshots showing the dissolution of nanocubes (44-nm Pd core and 35-nm Au shell) under a strongly oxidative environment.

Nanomaterials show chemical-physical properties that are desirable for applications in heterogeneous catalysis, energy storage, plasmonics, and photonics. Distortion of lattice structure is a strategy to taylor these properties and to achieve optimal performance. We address two basic research questions:How can the kinetics of nanocrystal formation be controlled and, therefore, the microstructure of multicomponent materials at the nanoscale be tuned? How does lattice distortion affected microstructure and ultimately the response to external stimuli? These questions are answered with the help of computer simulations. We improve the accuracy and reliability of our simulations by coupling them closely to experiments.

Methods and codes

We use kinetic Monte Carlo (MC) and molecular dynamics (MD) to tackle the multiscale nature of structure distortion and investigate chemical processes that form nanostructured materials. Whereas MC accesses the long-time scale of the kinetics of structure formation, MD provides information on lattice distortion at the atomic scale. We combine self-designed algorithms (Rose-X) and established software applications (LAMMPS) to analyze experimental data and predict the formation of nanostructures.

Results

Figure 2: Strutted-cage multicomponent nanoparticles from etching in a controlled redox environment of convex core@shell metal nanocrystals. Monte Carlo simulations predict non-equilibrium nanocrystal shapes that are thermodynamically tested and analyzed with molecular dynamics.

Our MC simulations demonstrate the appearance of characteristic non-equilibrium intermediate microstructures from the etching of core@shell nanocrystals[1]. Convex platelet, concave polyhedron, pod, cage, and strutted-cage shapes are obtained at room temperature with a fully coherent structure exposing crystallographic facets and chemical elements along with distinct particle crystallographic directions. Experiments validated our prediction, although they reveal dissolution rates different from prediction[2]. Dissolution of distinct regions in bi-metallic nanocrystals is affected by partial electrochemical passivation. We couple transmission Electron Microscopy images and MD simulations to elucidate the lattice relaxation as a function of lattice mismatch and shell thickness of core@shell nanocrystals. The enhanced durability of nanocatalyst with intermetallic core[3] and the effect of lattice mismatch and shell thickness on strain [4] was probed with MD simulations

Outreach

    1. A. Leonardi, M. Engel, Particle Shape Control via Etching of Core@Shell Nanocrystals, ACS Nano 12(2018) 91862.
    2. J.T.L. Gamler, A. Leonardi, H.M. Ashberry, N.N. Daanen, Y. Losovyj, R.R. Unocic, M. Engel, S.E. Skrabalak, Achieving Highly Durable Random Alloy Nanocatalysts through Intermetallic Cores, ACS Nano 13(2019), 4008-40173.
    3. J.T.L. Gamler, A. Leonardi, X. Sang, K.M. Koczkur, R.R. Unocic, M. Engel, S.E. Skrabalak, Effect of Lattice Mismatch and Shell Thickness on Strain in Core@Shell Nanocrystals, Nanoscale Adv. (2020), https://doi.org/10.1039/D0NA00061B.
    4. Lei, A. Leonardi, M. Engel, X. Ye, In-Vivo Electron Microscopy of Core-Shell Nanocrystal Etching, preprint (2020)

Researcher’s Bio and Affiliation

Dr. Alberto Leonardi defended his Ph.D. in 2012 at the University of Trento (Italy) with thesis title: “Molecular dynamics simulations and X-ray powder diffraction simulations”. After 2 years of postdoc in continuation of the Ph.D., he moved to Indiana University Bloomington (USA) from 2015 to 2016. In 2017 he joined the research group of Prof. Michael Engel at the Institute for Multiscale Simulation in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at FAU where this work was performed.

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