journal article·2025-11Open access

De Nive Quinquangula : Pentagonal Snowflake Metal Nanocrystals as an Example of Emergence Phenomenon in Nanotechnology Complex Systems (Small 47/2025)

Joelin A. Agyei‐Mensah, Philip Asare, J. Jesús Velázquez Salazar, Steven C. Hayden, Miguel José Yacamán

Small· Volume 21· Issue 47

Abstract

Snowflake Metal Nanocrystals When large nanoparticles of Au-Cu-Fe are synthesized under extreme kinetic conditions, self-assembly of smaller particles results in structures that show five-fold symmetry. The shape of the aggregates resembles ice snowflakes. The formation of metal snowflakes is a complex phenomenon due to the many variables present. In article number 2506539, Miguel José Yacamán and co-workers show the correlation of nanotechnology with emergence phenomena.
Source: openalex_inverted_index · Quality: baseline

Research context

OpenAlex topics: Laser-Ablation Synthesis of Nanoparticles · Advanced Theoretical and Applied Studies in Material Sciences and Geometry · nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions

SciVX discovery tags are terminology-based. OpenAlex topics are source-provided classifications.

Affiliations

Applied Physics and Materials Science Department Northern Arizona University Flagstaff AZ 86011 USA

National Renewable Energy Laboratory Microscopy and Imaging for Circular Renewables and Ø‐Carbon (MICRØ) Center Golden CO 80401 USA

References

Reference metadata was not supplied for this record.