The role of nanostructure in the wetting behavior of mixed-monolayer- protected metal nanoparticles

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 105, Issue 29, 2008, Pages 9886-9891

  Centrone, A ^a   Penzo, E ^a   Sharma, M ^a   Myerson, J W ^a   Jackson, A M ^a   Marzari, N ^a   Stellacci, F ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

Molecular dynamics; Phase separation; Self assembled monolayers; Solubility; Surface energy

Indexed keywords

NANOMATERIAL; NANOPARTICLE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOICHIOMETRY; SYNTHESIS; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 48249098250     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0803929105     Document Type: Article

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