Programme

The Faraday Discussion 138 programme follows. The programme with timings delivered at the discussion is available to download from this page.

Introductory Lecture

Session 1 Theory and simulation of nanoalloy structures and dynamics

A study of bimetallic Cu-Ag, Au-Ag and Pd-Ag clusters absorbed on a
double-vacancy-defected MgO(100) terrace
Giovanni Barcaro and Alessandro Fortunelli*, CNR Institute for Chemical and Physical Processes, Pisa, Italy

Global optimization and growth simulation of AuCu clusters
Tefo J Toai, Giulia Rossi and Riccardo Ferrando*, University of Genoa, Italy

Mechanical properties of bimetallic crystalline and nanostructured nanowires
Marc Hou*, Oksana Melikhova and Stoyan Pisov, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium

Solid-solution precursor to melting in onion-ring Pd-Pt nanoclusters: a case of second-order-like phase change
Florent Calvo, LASIM, Universite Claude Bernard, Lyon 1, France

Atomistic computer simulations on the generation of bimetallic nanoparticles
M M Mariscal*, N A Oldani, S A Dassie and E P M Leiva**, INFIQC, Universidad Nacional de Cordoba, Argentina
**work being presented by E P M Leiva

Dynamical equilibrium in nanoalloys
F Lequien**, J Creuze*, F Berthier and B Legrand, LEMHE/ICMMO, Universite Paris Sud - Orsay, France
**work being presented by F Lequien

Session 2 Electronic, optical and magnetic properties of nanoalloys

Optical properties and relaxation processes at femtosecond scale of bimetallic clusters
Michel Broyer*, E Cottancin, J Lermé, M Pellarin, N Del Fatti, F Valleé, J Burgin, C Guiillon and P Langot, Université Claude Bernard, Lyon 1, France

Stability and dissociation pathways of doped AunX clusters (X = Nb, Er, Y)
Nele Veldeman**, Ewald Janssens*, Klavs Hanssen, Jorg De Haeck, Roger E Silverans and Peter Lievens, KU Leuven, Belgium
**work being presented by Nele Veldeman

Laser synthesis of bimetallic nanolloys in the vapor and liquid phases and the magnetic properties of PdM and PtM nanoparticles (M = Fe, Co and Ni)
Victor Abdelsayed, Gary Glaspell, Minh Nguyen, James M Howe and M Samy El-Shall*, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA

Magnetic properties of CoNRhM nanoparticles: experiment and theory
M Munoz-Navia*, J Dorantes-Dávila, D Zitoun, C Amiens, B Chaudret, M-J Casanove, P Lecante, N Jaouen, A Rogalev, M Respaud and G M Pastor**, Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosí, Mexico
**work being presented by G M Pastor

Structure and chemical ordering in CoPt nanoalloys
G Rossi, R Ferrando and C Mottet*, CRMCN-CNRS, Marseille, France

Session 3 Nanoalloys in catalysis

Direct synthesis of hydrogen peroxide from H2 and O2 using supported Au-Pd catalysts
Jennifer K Edwards, Albert F Carley, Andrew A Herzing, Christopher J Kiely and Graham J Hutchings*, Cardiff University, UK

Structures and associated catalytic properties of well-defined nanoparticles produced by laser vaporisation of alloy rods
Valérie Caps**, Sandrine Arrii, Franck Morfin, Gérard Bergeret and Jean-Luc Rousset*, Institut de Recherches sur la Catalyse et l'Environnement de Lyon, IRCELYON, Villeurbanne, France
**work being presented by Valérie Caps

In situ investigation of Pt100-x-Aux and Pt100-y-Sny nanoalloys
Ken A Grant, Kelei M Keryou and Paul A Sermon*, University of Surrey, UK

To alloy or not to alloy? Cr modified Pt/C cathode catalysts for PEM fuel cells.
Peter Wells, Yangdong Quian, Colin R King, Richard J K Wiltshire, Eleanor M Crabb, Lesley E. Smart, David Thompsett and Andrea E Russell*,  University of Southampton, UK

Structure-performance relationships of Rh and RhPd alloy supported catalysts using combined EDE/DRIFTS/MS
Moniek Tromp*, Andy J Dent, John Evans, Steven G Fiddy, Bhrat Jyoti and Mark A Newton, University of Southampton, UK

Synthesis, characterization, electronic structure and catalytic performance of bimetallic and trimetallic nanoparticles containing tin
John Meurig Thomas*, Richard D Adams, Erin M Boswell, Burjor Captain, Henrik Gronbeck and Robert Raja, University of Cambridge, UK

Session 4 Structural studies of nanoalloys

Energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy of bimetallic nanoparticles in an aberration corrected scanning transmission electron microscope
Andrew A Herzing, Masashi Watanabe, Jennifer K Edwards, Marco Conte,
Zi-Rong Tang, Graham J Hutchings and Christopher J Kiely*, Lehigh University, USA

Highly size-controlled synthesis of Au/Pd nanoparticles by inert-gas condensation
E Pérez-Tijerina, M Gracia Pinilla, S Mejía-Rosales, U Ortiz-Méndez, A Torres and M José-Yacamán*, University of Texas at Austin, USA

Structures and optical properties of 4-5mm bimetallic Ag-Au nanoparticles
Ziyou Li*, Jess P Wilcoxon, Feng Yin, Yu Chen, Richard E Palmer and Roy L Johnston, University of Birmingham, UK

Growth and structural properties of CuAg and CoPt bimetallic nanoparticles
Cyril Langlois*, Damien Alloyeau, Yann Le Bouar, Annick Loiseau, Tetsuo Oikawa, Christine Mottet and Christian Ricolleau, University Paris 7, France

Controlling the density and size distribution of Pd-Au nanoparticles on TiO2(110)
Patrick Han and D Wayne Goodman*, Texas A&M University, College Station, USA

Binding energy and preferred adsorption sites of CO on gold and silver-gold cluster cations: adsorption kinetics and quantum chemical calculations
Marco Neumaier, Florian Weigend, Oliver Hampe* and Manfred M Kappes, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany

Preparation of regular arrays of bimetallic clusters with independent control of size and chemical composition
M Marsault, G Hamm, A Wörz, G Sitja, C Barth and C R Henry*, CMCN-CNRS, Marseille, France

Concluding Remarks
Brian Johnson, University of Cambridge, UK