  The validation of embedded atom models (EAM) for modelling nanoalloys
requires to verify both a faithful description of the individual phases and a
convincing scheme for the mixed interactions. In this work, we present a
systematic benchmarking of two widely adopted EAM parameterizations, i.e. by
Foiles [S. M. Foiles et al. Phys. Rev. B 33, 7983 (1986)] and by Zhou [X. W.
Zhou et al. Phys. Rev. B, 69, 144113 (2004)] with density functional theory
calculations for the description of processes at Ag@Au nanoalloys surfaces and
nanoclusters.
