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…