Role of cohesive energy on the interparticle coalescence behavior of dispersed nanoparticlcs subjected to energetic Ion Irradiation

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 814-820

  Bayan, Sayan ^a   Mohanta, Dambarudhar ^a  

^a TEZPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COALESCENCE BEHAVIOR; COHESIVE ENERGIES; ENERGETIC ION; INTER-PARTICLE SEPARATION; LIQUID DROP MODEL; NANOPARTICLE GROWTHS; NANOPARTICLE SYSTEMS; PARTIAL EVAPORATION; PARTICLE COALESCENCES; SURFACE AREA; THERMAL STABILITY;

IRRADIATION; NANOPARTICLES; ZINC SULFIDE;

COALESCENCE;

EID: 77955817767     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2010.0119     Document Type: Article

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