Atomistic modeling of tribological properties of Pd and Al nanoparticles on a graphene surface

• Alexei Khomenko,
• Miroslav Zakharov,
• Denis Boyko and
• Bo N. J. Persson

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 1239–1246, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.115

• ) on a substrate (black) when the interaction between the particle and the substrate is (A) very weak, (B) of intermediate strength and (C) strong. Side view of a Pd nanoparticle with 20000 atoms (the horizontal solid line is the graphene plane) at a temperature of 300 K. Friction force versus

Gas sensing properties of MWCNT layers electrochemically decorated with Au and Pd nanoparticles

• Elena Dilonardo,
• Michele Penza,
• Marco Alvisi,
• Riccardo Rossi,
• Gennaro Cassano,
• Cinzia Di Franco,
• Francesco Palmisano,
• Luisa Torsi and
• Nicola Cioffi

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 592–603, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.64

• ; electrophoretic deposition; electrosynthesis; metal-functionalized MWCNTs; Pd nanoparticle; Introduction Today one of the trending worldwide issues is environmental pollution. Human activity, industries, transportation and agriculture, and natural phenomena, like volcano activity, are known to cause an increase