DOI: 10.1039/d6nr02673g ISSN: 2040-3364

Kinetic control preserves the single-phase fcc structures of CuPdAgPt x Au high-entropy alloy nanoparticles

Felix Pohl, Robert Stuckert, Florent Calvo, Oleg Prymak, Nikola Apanowicz, Christoph Rehbock, Ulrich Schürmann, Stephan Barcikowski, Lorenz Kienle

Platinum enrichment does not affect the single-phase fcc structures of laser-generated CuPdAgPt x Au high-entropy alloy nanoparticles. Experiments and molecular dynamics reveal favored Pt core and Ag surface tendencies governed by kinetic effects.