The chemical potential of metal atoms in small particles

Zeitschrift fur Physikalische Chemie

Volumn 217, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 989-1001

  Schäfer, Rolf ^a  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chemical Potential; Formation Enthalpy; Metal Clusters; Surface Premelting; Thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL POTENTIAL; CONDENSATION; ENTHALPY; METALS; MOLECULAR BEAMS; THERMODYNAMICS;

CLUSTER DEPOSITION; FORMATION ENTHALPY; ISOLATED CLUSTER; ISOLATED SYSTEMS; METAL CLUSTER; MICRO-CALORIMETERS; PRE-MELTING; TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENT MEASUREMENTS;

ATOMS;

METAL ION; TIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; ENTHALPY; MELTING POINT; MICROCALORIMETRY; MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYMERIZATION; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 10744224828     PISSN: 09429352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1524/zpch.217.8.989.20420     Document Type: Article

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