Metal NPs: hcp: Ru



Wulff Constructioon Ru

Ru NP = Facetted hcp crystal

TEM Ru NP

TEM image of a single Ru NP


Diameter ≈2.9 Å
990 atoms (Surface: 402, Core: 588)




Reference: Nørskov, J. K. and coll. Ammonia Synthesis from First-principles Calculations, Science, 2005, 307, 555-558.