The structural stability in nano-sized crystals of metals

Science in China, Series E: Technological Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 485-494

  Meng, Qingping ^a   Rong, Yonghua ^a   Hsu, T Y ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Critical size; Energy of interface; Excess volume; Nano sized crystal; Phase transformation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042914314     PISSN: 10069321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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