Computer simulations of the condensation of nanoparticles from the gas phase

Phase Transitions

Volumn 78, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 35-46

  Meyer, R ^a   Gafner, J J ^b   Gafner, S L ^b   Stappert, S ^c   Rellinghaus, B ^d   Entel, P ^e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Khakass State University   (Russian Federation)

^c Sachtleben Chemie GmbH   (Germany)

^d Institute for Complex Materials   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Condensation from gas phase; Molecular dynamics simulations; Nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONDENSATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFUSION; DROP FORMATION; LATTICE CONSTANTS; MASS TRANSFER; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

CARRIER GAS; CONDENSATION FROM GAS PHASE; MOLECULAR-DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; NANOPARTICLES;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 12344256631     PISSN: 01411594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0141590412331316753     Document Type: Conference Paper

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