Table 1 An overview of the NP structures analyzed in this study.

From: Small, solubilized platinum nanocrystals consist of an ordered core surrounded by mobile surface atoms

Name

Reference

Number of atoms

Diameter (\(\mathring{\rm A}\))

Median CN

Median NN bond length (\(\mathring{\rm A}\))

Median radial strain (%)

Core ratio (fraction of atoms with CN = 12)

Nanoparticle 1 (NP1)

16

219

21.3

8.8

2.57

1.6

0.16 (35)

NP2

16

357

25.1

9.5

2.76

4.4

0.40 (142)

NP3

17

373

23.5

9.7

2.75

1.7

0.44 (163)

NP4

17

390

23.7

9.8

2.75

1.8

0.46 (179)

NP5

17

496

26.0

9.9

2.72

2.1

0.49 (242)

NP6

17

569

27.3

9.9

2.64

4.7

0.43 (242)

NP7

16

667

29.5

9.9

2.59

1.4

0.41 (275)

NP8

17

710

30.0

10.1

2.64

1.8

0.51 (365)

  1. The NP diameter is defined as the maximum distance between any two atoms within the NP. The core ratio is computed as the number of atoms with CN = 12 by the total number of atoms.
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