On the coalescence of gold nanoparticles

International Journal of Multiphase Flow

Volumn 30, Issue 7-8 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 979-994

  Arcidiacono, S ^a   Bieri, N R ^a   Poulikakos, D ^a   Grigoropoulos, C P ^b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coalescence; Gold nanoparticle; MD simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GOLD COMPOUNDS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

ENERGY BALANCE; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; MELTING TEMPERATURE;

COALESCENCE;

COALESCENCE; GOLD; LIQUID-SOLID TWO-PHASE FLOW; NANOPARTICLE; TWO-PHASE FLOW;

EID: 3242670922     PISSN: 03019322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2004.03.006     Document Type: Article

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