Size-dependent melting and supercooling of Ge nanoparticles embedded in a SiO2 thin film

Thermochimica Acta

Volumn 461, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 82-87

  Lopeandia A F ^a   Rodriguez Viejo J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fast scanning nanocalorimetry; Ge nanoparticles; Melting and solidification; Size dependent supercooling

Indexed keywords

CALORIMETRY; GERMANIUM; MELTING POINT; SOLIDIFICATION; SUPERCOOLING; THIN FILMS;

BULK MELTING TEMPERATURE; FAST SCANNING NANOCALORIMETRY; GE NANOPARTICLES; SIZE-DEPENDENT SUPERCOOLING;

NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 34547551939     PISSN: 00406031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tca.2007.04.010     Document Type: Article

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