Modeling the size-dependent solid-solid phase transition temperature of Cu 2S nanosolids

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 116, Issue 17, 2012, Pages 9800-9804

  Li, Yejun ^a,b   Qi, Weihong ^a   Li, Yuan ^a   Janssens, Ewald ^b   Huang, Baiyun ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b KU LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATION; NANO FILMS; NANO SCALE; NANOSOLIDS; SOLID-SOLID PHASE TRANSITIONS; STABLE PHASE; WIRE DIAMETER;

PHASE STABILITY;

NANOWIRES;

EID: 84860515255     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp3003307     Document Type: Article

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