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Publications
_Articles

Ancora 1
2021

L. Chen, A. Leonardi, J. Chen, M. Cao, N. Li, D. Su, Q. Zhang, M. Engel, X. Ye

Nature Communication – 11 (2020) 3041

Imaging the kinetics of anisotropic dissolution of bimetallic core-shell nanocubes

J. T. L. Gamler, A. Leonardi, X. Sang, K. M. Koczkur, R. R. Unocic, M. Engel,
S. E. Skrabalak

Nanoscale Advances – 2 (2020) 1105

Effect of Lattice Mismatch and Shell Thickness on Strain in Core@Shell Nanocrystals

A. Leonardi, D. L. Bish

Inorganic Chemistry – (2020) – 5357-5367

Understanding Powder X-ray Diffraction Profiles from Layered Minerals: The Case of Kaolinite Nanocrystals

2020

J. T. L. Gamler, A. Leonardi, N. N. Daanen, H. M. Ashberry, R. R. Unocic,

M. Engel, S. E. Skrabalak

ACS Nano – 13 (2019) – 4008

Achieving Highly Durable Random Alloy Nanocatalysts through Intermetallic Cores

2019
2018

A. Leonardi, D. L. Bish

Acta Materialia 133 (2017) 380-392

Interactions of lattice distortion fields in nano polycrystalline materials revealed by molecular dynamics and X-ray powder diffraction

P. Scardi, L. Rebuffi, M. Abdellatief, A. Flor, A. Leonardi

Journal of Applied Crystallography - 50 (2017) - 508-518

Debye-Waller coefficient of heavily deformed nanocrystalline iron

2017
2016

A. Leonardi, D. L. Bish

Journal of Applied Crystallography 49 (2016) 1593-1608

High-performance powder diffraction pattern simulation for large-scale atomistic models trough full-precision pair distribution function computation

L. Rebuffi, A. Troian, R. Ciancio, E. Carlino, A. Amimi, A. Leonardi, P. Scardi

Scientific Reports - 6 (2016) - 20712

On the reliability of powder diffraction Line Profile Analysis of plastically deformed nanocrystalline systems

J. Solla-Gullón, E. Garnier, J. M. Feliu, M. Leoni, A. Leonardi, P. Scardi

Journal of Applied Crystallography  - 48 (2015) 1534

Structure and morphology of shape-controlled Pd nanocrystals

P. Scardi, A. Leonardi, L. Gelisio, M. R. Suchomel, B. T. Sneed, M. K. Sheehan, C.-K. Tsung

Physical Review B - 91 (2015) 155414

Anisotropic atom displacement in Pd nanocubes resolved by molecular dynamics simulations supported by x-ray diffraction imaging

A. Leonardi, P. Scardi

Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A (2015) - Published online

Dislocation Effects on the Diffraction Line Profiles from Nanocrystalline Domains

A. Leonardi, S. Ryu, N. M. Pugno, P. Scardi

Journal of Applied Physics - 117 (2015) 164304

Eshelby twist and correlation effects in diffraction from nanocrystals

A. Leonardi, P. Scardi

Frontiers in Materials - Mechanics of Materials (2015) - Published online

Atomistic model of metal nanocrystals with line defects:

contribution to diffraction line profile

2015
2013

A. Leonardi, M. Leoni, P. Scardi

Journal of Applied Crystallography, 46 (2013) 63-75

Directional Pair Distribution Function for Diffraction Line Profile Analysis of Atomistic Models

A. Leonardi, M. Leoni, P. Scardi

Thin Solid Films, 530 (2013) 40-43

Atomistic interpretation of microstrain in Diffraction Line Profile Analysis

M. Burgess, A. Leonardi, M. Leoni, P. Scardi

Powder Diffraction, 28 S2 (2013) S184

Diffraction line broadening from nanocrystals under large hydrostatic pressures

A. Leonardi, P. Scardi, M. Leoni

Computational Materials Science, 67 (2013) 238-242

Atomistic modelling of polycrystalline microstructures:

an evolutional approach to overcome topological restrictions

2012

A. Leonardi, M. Leoni, P. Scardi

Philosophical Magazine,  92 – 8 (2012) 986-1005

Realistic nano-polycrystalline microstructures:

beyond the classical Voronoi Tessellation

A. Leonardi, M. Leoni, M. Li, P. Scardi

Journal of Nanoscience & Nanotechnology, 12 (2012) 8546-8553

Strain in atomistic models of nanocrystalline clusters

A. Leonardi, M. Leoni, P. Scardi

Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 44 (2012) 39-44

Interference effects in nanocrystalline systems

A. Leonardi, M. Leoni, S. Siboni, P. Scardi

Journal of Applied Crystallography, 45 (2012) 1162-1172

Common Volume Functions and Diffraction Line Profiles of polyhedral domains

 

2011

A. Leonardi, K. R. Beyerlein, T. Xu, M. Li, M. Leoni, P. Scardi

Zeitschrift für Kristallographie Proceeding, I (2011) 37-42

Microstrain in nanocrystalline samples from atomistic simulation

Publications
_Books & Chapters

Ancora 2
2013

A. Leonardi

LAMBERT Academic Publishing (2013) – ISBN: 978-3-659-40764-2

Molecular Dynamics and X-ray Powder Diffraction Simulations

A. Leonardi

University of Trento (2012) – ISBN: 978-88-8443-455-5

Molecular Dynamics and X-ray Powder Diffraction Simulations: investigation of nano-polycrystalline microstructure at the atomic scale coupling local structure configurations and X-ray powder diffraction techniques

2012
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