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Layer resolved structural relaxation at the surface of magnetic FePt icosahedral nanoparticles.
Rongming Wang,Olga Dmitrieva,Michael Farle,Günter Dumpich,Hengqiang Ye,H. Poppa,R. Kilaas,Christian Kisielowski +7 more
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The periodic shell structure and surface reconstruction of metallic FePt nanoparticles with icosahedral structure has been quantitatively studied by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy with focal series reconstruction with sub-angstrom resolution and finds the lattice spacing of (111) planes in the surface region to be size dependent.Abstract:
The periodic shell structure and surface reconstruction of metallic FePt nanoparticles with icosahedral structure has been quantitatively studied by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy with focal series reconstruction with sub-angstrom resolution. The icosahedral FePt nanoparticles fabricated by the gas phase condensation technique in vacuum have been found to be surprisingly oxidation resistant and stable under electron beam irradiation. We find the lattice spacing of (111) planes in the surface region to be size dependent and to expand by as much as 9% with respect to the bulk value of Fe52Pt48. Controlled removal of the (111) surface layers in situ results in a similar outward relaxation of the new surface layer. This unusually large layerwise outward relaxation is discussed in terms of preferential Pt segregation to the surface forming a Pt enriched shell around a Fe-rich Fe/Pt core.read more
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