Thermodynamic properties of supported and embedded metallic nanocrystals: Gold on/in SiO 2

Nanoscale Research Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 454-460

  Ruffino, F ^a,b   Grimaldi, M G ^a,b   Giannazzo, F ^b   Roccaforte, F ^b   Raineri, V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cohesive energy; Gold; Melting temperature; Nanocrystal; SiO 2; Surface energy; Vacancy formation energy

Indexed keywords

COHESIVE ENERGY; MELTING TEMPERATURE; SIO 2; SURFACE ENERGY; VACANCY FORMATION ENERGY;

EMBEDDED SYSTEMS; FREE ENERGY; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; MELTING; MELTING POINT; METAL MELTING; NANOCRYSTALLINE ALLOYS; NANOCRYSTALS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE TENSION; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THERMODYNAMICS; VACANCIES;

SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 54949085350     PISSN: 19317573     EISSN: 1556276X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11671-008-9180-y     Document Type: Article

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