Bulk cohesive energy and surface tension from the size-dependent evaporation study of nanoparticles

Nanda, KK (2005) Bulk cohesive energy and surface tension from the size-dependent evaporation study of nanoparticles. In: Applied Physics Letters, 87 (2).

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Abstract

In this letter, it is shown that the bulk cohesive energy $(E_{B})$ andbulk surface tension (\gamma) can be deduced from the size-dependent evaporation (SDE) study of free nanoparticles. The surface tension of nanoparticles $(\gamma_{n})$ is obtained by analyzing SDE data on the basis of the Kelvin equation, while $(E_{B})$ is obtained by reanalyzing the SDE data. By comparing the size-dependent melting and the SDE of nanoparticles, \gamma is evaluated.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Applied Physics Letters
Publisher:	American Institute of Physics
Additional Information:	Copyright for this article belongs to American Institute of Physics.
Department/Centre:	Division of Chemical Sciences > Materials Research Centre
Date Deposited:	18 Aug 2005
Last Modified:	19 Sep 2010 04:19
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/3526

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