May 26th, 2026

Very excited to promote our most recent paper where we use our PLIP+Q MLIP to study growth mechanisms in ZnO nanoparticle following atom by atom deposition. We show that (1) our simple approach for long-range interactions remains reliable for such complex simulation and (2) growth can induce phase transition from a metastable state.

Kudos to all of the participants of this exciting work: Quentin Gromoff, Carlos R. Salazar, Magali BENOIT and Jacek Goniakowski

and the funding agency: ANR (Agence nationale de la recherche) and PEPR DIADEM