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    • Size-dependent melting of nanoparticles: Hundred years of thermodynamic model

      K K Nanda

      Review Article Volume 72 Issue 4 April 2009 pp 617-628

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    • Keywords

       

      Nanoparticles; melting; thermodynamic model.

    • Abstract

       

      Thermodynamic model first published in 1909, is being used extensively to understand the size-dependent melting of nanoparticles. Pawlow deduced an expression for the size-dependent melting temperature of small particles based on the thermodynamic model which was then modified and applied to different nanostructures such as nanowires, prism-shaped nanoparticles, etc. The model has also been modified to understand the melting of supported nanoparticles and superheating of embedded nanoparticles. In this article, we have reviewed the melting behaviour of nanostructures reported in the literature since 1909.

    • Author Affiliations

       

      K K Nanda1

      1. Materials Research Centre, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012, India

    • Dates

       
      Published
      April 2009
      Manuscript received
      19 June 2008
      Manuscript revised
      22 January 2009
      Accepted
      28 January 2009

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