Atomic structure of Pd$_n$ (4 $\le n\le$ 15) nanoclusters

The results of molecular dynamics simulation of the process of atom-by-atom growth of palladium nanoparticles are presented. The structures obtained for the Pd$_n$ clusters agree well with the results of the first-principles calculations. The low-symmetry atomic configurations for the structure of the Pd$_4$ and Pd$_{13}$ clusters have been obtained using the semiempirical potentials of the interatomic interaction for the first time.