3 papers
cond-mat.soft2025
Molecular-sized bubbles in a liquid: free energy of formation beyond the capillarity approximation
J. Puibasset
We investigate the transient bubbles that spontaneously appear in a simple liquid using molecular simulations. The objective is to deduce the free-energy of formation of the bubble…
cond-mat.soft2024
A statistical analysis of the first stages of freezing and melting of Lennard-Jones particles: Number and size distributions of transient nuclei
Patrice Porion, Joël Puibasset
The freezing/melting transition is at the heart of many natural and industrial processes. In the classical picture, the transition proceeds via the nucleation of the new phase, whi…
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2024
Equilibrium structure and shape of Ag and Pt nanoparticles grown on silica surfaces: from experimental investigations to the determination of a metal-silica potential
F. Ait Hellal, C. Andreazza-Vignolle, P. Andreazza +1
A combination of experimental and numerical calculations on metallic silver and platinum nanoparticles deposited on silica substrates is presented, with a focus on the metal-substr…