Coatings,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
15(5), P. 507 - 507
Published: April 23, 2025
Ultrathin
NiO
films,
ranging
from
1
to
16
monolayers
(ML)
in
thickness,
have
been
stabilized
via
reactive
molecular
beam
epitaxy
on
the
(001)
surface
of
a
metastable
body-centered
cubic
(BCC)
Ni
film.
Low-energy
electron
diffraction
(LEED)
confirms
that
grows
as
crystalline
film,
exposing
surface.
Auger
spectroscopy
(AES)
reveals
slight
oxygen
excess
compared
perfectly
stoichiometric
Scanning
tunneling
microscopy
(STM)
shows
at
low
coverages
film
exhibits
atomically
flat
terraces,
while
higher
coverage
“wedding
cake”
morphology
emerges.
(STS)
thickness-dependent
evolution
electronic
band
gap,
which
increases
0.8
eV
3
ML
3.5
ML.
The
center
gap
is
approximately
0.2
above
Fermi
level,
indicating
p-doped.
Nanomaterials,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
15(8), P. 631 - 631
Published: April 21, 2025
Inorganic
nanomaterials
are
pivotal
foundational
materials
driving
traditional
industries’
transformation
and
emerging
sectors’
evolution.
However,
their
industrial
application
is
hindered
by
the
limitations
of
conventional
synthesis
methods,
including
poor
batch
stability,
scaling
challenges,
complex
quality
control
requirements.
This
review
systematically
examines
strategies
for
constructing
automated
systems
to
enhance
production
efficiency
inorganic
nanomaterials.
Methodologies
encompassing
hardware
architecture
design,
software
algorithm
optimization,
artificial
intelligence
(AI)-enabled
intelligent
process
analyzed.
Case
studies
on
quantum
dots
gold
nanoparticles
demonstrate
enhanced
closed-loop
machine
learning-enabled
autonomous
optimization
parameters.
The
study
highlights
critical
role
automation,
technologies,
human–machine
collaboration
in
elucidating
mechanisms.
Current
challenges
cross-scale
mechanistic
modeling,
high-throughput
experimental
integration,
standardized
database
development
discussed.
Finally,
prospects
AI-driven
envisioned,
emphasizing
potential
accelerate
novel
material
discovery
revolutionize
nanomanufacturing
paradigms
within
framework
AI-plus
initiatives.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: April 22, 2025
Sintering
of
supported
metal
nanoparticles
(NPs)
is
a
general
and
important
phenomenon
in
materials
catalysis
science.
A
consensus
view
that
it
takes
place
either
via
the
Ostwald
ripening
(OR)
or
particle
migration
coalescence
(PMC)
mechanism
through
substrate,
but
how
sintering
occurs
under
high
gas
pressure
temperature
has
not
been
addressed.
Here,
we
perform
millisecond-scale
environmental
kinetic
Monte
Carlo
(EKMC)
simulations
combined
with
density
functional
theory
(DFT)
calculations
to
reveal
unique
through-space
mechanism,
hopping
(PHC).
Under
CO
temperature,
Au
NPs
NP
up
from
anatase
TiO2(101)
substrate
mass
transfer
phase.
When
sintered
floating
reaches
critical
size,
spontaneously
redeposits
onto
substrate.
This
process
driven
by
preference
interfacial
atoms
small
interact
rather
than
at
chemical
potential.
The
PHC
implies
intersubstrate
catalyst
may
occur
easier
expected
during
reactions
provides
distinct
perspective
understand
thermal
deactivation
harsh
operando
conditions.
Coatings,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
15(5), P. 507 - 507
Published: April 23, 2025
Ultrathin
NiO
films,
ranging
from
1
to
16
monolayers
(ML)
in
thickness,
have
been
stabilized
via
reactive
molecular
beam
epitaxy
on
the
(001)
surface
of
a
metastable
body-centered
cubic
(BCC)
Ni
film.
Low-energy
electron
diffraction
(LEED)
confirms
that
grows
as
crystalline
film,
exposing
surface.
Auger
spectroscopy
(AES)
reveals
slight
oxygen
excess
compared
perfectly
stoichiometric
Scanning
tunneling
microscopy
(STM)
shows
at
low
coverages
film
exhibits
atomically
flat
terraces,
while
higher
coverage
“wedding
cake”
morphology
emerges.
(STS)
thickness-dependent
evolution
electronic
band
gap,
which
increases
0.8
eV
3
ML
3.5
ML.
The
center
gap
is
approximately
0.2
above
Fermi
level,
indicating
p-doped.
