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. 2021 Mar 5;6(10):7034–7046. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.0c06321

Table 1. Summary of Key Parameters of Bulk Au, Ag, Pd, and Pta.

  Au Ag Pd Pt
FCC lattice constant (Å)53 4.08 4.09 3.89 3.92
surface energy, ES (J/m2)53,54 1.50 1.24 2.00 2.49
bond dissociation energy M–M, ED(M–M) (kJ/mol)56 226 160 100 307
bond dissociation energy, ED(Au–M) (kJ/mol)56 226 203 155  
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The face centered cubic (FCC) lattice constant, solid–vapor surface free energy at 0 K, and the bond dissociation energy of two equal metal atoms (M–M) and between Au and a different metal atom (Au–M).5356