Thermodynamic model for the size-dependent melting of prism-shaped nanoparticles

Sar, DK and Nayak, P and Nanda, KK (2008) Thermodynamic model for the size-dependent melting of prism-shaped nanoparticles. In: Physics Letters A, 372 (25). pp. 4627-4629.

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Abstract

We report on the size-dependent melting of prism-shaped nanoparticles based on thermodynamic model and applied to understand the melting of prism-shaped indium nanoparticles. It is shown here that the bulk melting temperature cannot be extrapolated from the nanoscale and the extrapolated value will always be lower than the bulk melting temperature as has been observed experimentally.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Physics Letters A
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to Elsevier Science.
Department/Centre:	Division of Chemical Sciences > Materials Research Centre
Date Deposited:	21 Jul 2008
Last Modified:	19 Sep 2010 04:47
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/15175

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