Liquid Drop Model Explaining Melting Point Depression of Nanoparticles

Das, A (2020) Liquid Drop Model Explaining Melting Point Depression of Nanoparticles. In: Resonance, 25 (2). pp. 215-231.

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Abstract

Nanoparticle research is an exciting field. Serving as a link between bulk materials and atoms, these materials, existing on a nanometre scale (10�9m), display some fascinating properties. One such property is the depression of melting point. As the particle size decreases, the melting temperature decreases dramatically. This article describes a model explaining the origin of this behaviour of nanomaterials (Figure 1). To reinforce the concept in the text and force the reader to think carefully about the quantitative aspects, short problems have been included in the end. © 2020, Indian Academy of Sciences.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Resonance
Publisher:	Springer
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to Springer
Department/Centre:	UG Programme
Date Deposited:	30 Jul 2021 05:49
Last Modified:	30 Jul 2021 05:49
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/64970

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