Thermodynamic modeling of Ag – Cu nanoalloy phase diagram

Ag – Cu nanoparticles has been attracted a considerable attention due to their potential to use as catalysts, sensors and nano – solders. It is well known that the alloy nanoparticles have different phase stabilities than those observed in the bulk systems. Previous calculated results on phase stability of Ag – Cu nanoparticles showed relatively large differences with reported experimental data. Using recently modified CALPHAD type thermodynamic...