Novel aspects of Ostwald ripening of supported metal nanoparticles
Journal article, 2012
The presented theoretical treatment of interface-controlled Ostwald ripening of supported metal nanoparticles is focused on the role of (i) the particle-size dependence of the activation energy of attachment of monomers and (ii) the heterogeneity of the surface of a support on the mesoscopic scale. The effect of the former factor on the shape of the ripening kinetics and particle-size distribution (PSD) is shown to be minor. The latter, more important factor is found to result in a broad and/or bimodal PSD.
coalescence
au
kinetics
pd
catalyst
particles
model
size distributions
Author
Vladimir Zhdanov
Competence Centre for Catalysis (KCK)
Chalmers, Applied Physics, Chemical Physics
Elin Maria Kristina Larsson
Competence Centre for Catalysis (KCK)
Chalmers, Applied Physics, Chemical Physics
Christoph Langhammer
Chalmers, Applied Physics, Chemical Physics
Chemical Physics Letters
0009-2614 (ISSN)
Vol. 533 65-69Subject Categories
Physical Sciences
DOI
10.1016/j.cplett.2012.03.010