Thermodynamic properties and homogeneous nucleation rates for surface-melted physical clusters

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 105, Issue 17, 1996, Pages 7648-7663

  McClurg, Richard B ^a   Flagan, Richard C ^a   Goddard III, William A ^a  

^a California Institute of Technology   (United States)

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EID: 0000523945     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.473002     Document Type: Article

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