77 citations
Counting papers with at most 25 authors, so collaboration author lists do not stand in for the people here.
- Ioffe InstituteRU13 papers
- Oakland UniversityUS10 papers
- Carl von Ossietzky Universität OldenburgDE7 papers
- University of KentGB7 papers
- Queen's University BelfastGB6 papers
- The Open UniversityGB6 papers
- Goethe University FrankfurtDE5 papers
- State Marine Technical University of St. PetersburgRU5 papers
- Instituto de Física FundamentalES4 papers
- Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasES3 papers
- Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic UniversityRU3 papers
- University of Southern DenmarkDK3 papers
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Atomistic modelling and structural characterisation of coated gold nanoparticles for biomedical applications
Matthew D. Dickers, Alexey V. Verkhovtsev, Nigel J. Mason +1
This study presents the results of atomistic structural characterisation of 3.7 nm diameter gold nanoparticles (NP) coated with polymer polyethylene glycol (PEG)-based ligands of d…
Neuromorphic nanocluster networks: Critical role of the substrate in nano-link formation
Wenkai Wu, Alexey V. Verkhovtsev, Theodoros Pavloudis +2
Atomic cluster-based networks represent a promising architecture for the realization of neuromorphic computing systems, which may overcome some of the limitations of the current co…
Molecular dynamics simulation of nanofilament breakage in neuromorphic nanoparticle networks
Wenkai Wu, Theodoros Pavloudis, Alexey V. Verkhovtsev +2
Neuromorphic computing systems may be the future of computing and cluster-based networks are a promising architecture for the realization of these systems. The creation and dissolu…
Mechanisms of radiation-induced structural transformations in deposited gold clusters
Alexey V. Verkhovtsev, Yury Erofeev, Andrey V. Solov'yov
Physical mechanisms of structural transformations in deposited metallic clusters exposed to an electron beam of a transmission electron microscope (TEM) are studied theoretically a…
Molecular dynamics characterisation of radiosensitising coated gold nanoparticles in aqueous environment
Alexey V. Verkhovtsev, Adam Nichols, Nigel J. Mason +1
Functionalized metal nanoparticles (NPs) have been proposed as promising radiosensitizing agents for more efficient radiotherapy treatment using photons and ion beams. Radiosensiti…
Molecular dynamics simulations of sodium nanoparticle deposition on magnesium oxide
Yannick Fortouna, Pablo de Vera, Alexey Verkhovtsev +1
The interaction of mass-selected atomic clusters and nanoparticles with surfaces attracts strong interest in view of fundamental research and technological applications. Understand…
Soft landing of metal clusters on graphite: a molecular dynamics study
Alexey V. Verkhovtsev, Yury Erofeev, Andrey V. Solov'yov
Structure and stability of 3 nm size Ag, Au and Ti clusters deposited on graphite under soft-landing conditions ( eV per atom) are studi…
Transport of secondary electrons through coatings of ion-irradiated metallic nanoparticles
Kaspar Haume, Pablo de Vera, Alexey Verkhovtsev +3
The transport of low-energy electrons through the coating of a radiosensitizing metallic nanoparticle under fast ion irradiation is analyzed theoretically and numerically. As a cas…
Classical molecular dynamics simulations of fusion and fragmentation in fullerene-fullerene collisions
Alexey Verkhovtsev, Andrei V. Korol, Andrey V. Solov'yov
We present the results of classical molecular dynamics simulations of collision-induced fusion and fragmentation of C fullerenes, performed by means of the MBN Explorer soft…
Modeling of nanoparticle coatings for medical applications
Kaspar Haume, Nigel J. Mason, Andrey Solov'yov
Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have been shown to possess properties beneficial for the treatment of cancerous tumors by acting as radiosensitizers for both photon and ion radiation. B…
Photoionization of multishell fullerenes studied by ab initio and model approaches
Alexey Verkhovtsev, Andrei V. Korol, Andrey V. Solov'yov
Photoionization of two buckyonions, C@C and C@C, is investigated by means of time-dependent density-functional theory (TDDFT). The TDDFT-based photoabs…
Comparative analysis of the secondary electron yield from carbon nanoparticles and pure water medium
Alexey Verkhovtsev, Sally McKinnon, Pablo de Vera +5
The production of secondary electrons generated by carbon nanoparticles and pure water medium irradiated by fast protons is studied by means of model approaches and Monte Carlo sim…
Electron production by sensitizing gold nanoparticles irradiated by fast ions
Alexey V. Verkhovtsev, Andrei V. Korol, Andrey V. Solov'yov
The yield of electrons generated by gold nanoparticles due to irradiation by fast charged projectiles is estimated. The results of calculations are compared to those obtained for p…
Revealing the Mechanism of Low-Energy Electron Yield Enhancement from Sensitizing Nanoparticles
Alexey V. Verkhovtsev, Andrei V. Korol, Andrey V. Solov'yov
We provide a physical explanation for enhancement of the low-energy electron production by sensitizing nanoparticles due to irradiation by fast ions. It is demonstrated that a sign…