Quantum-size effects in the thermodynamic properties of metallic nanoparticles

Nature

Volumn 384, Issue 6610, 1996, Pages 621-623

  Volokitin, Y ^a   Sinzig, J ^a   De Jongh, L J ^a   Schmidt, G ^b   Vargaftik, M N ^a   Moiseev, I I ^c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^c KURNAKOV INSTITUTE OF GENERAL AND INORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

NANOPARTICLE;

ARTICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0030449345     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/384621a0     Document Type: Article

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