The strongest particle: Size-dependent elastic strength and Debye temperature of PbS nanocrystals

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 21, 2014, Pages 3688-3693

  Bian, Kaifu ^a   Bassett, William ^b   Wang, Zhongwu ^c   Hanrath, Tobias ^a  

^a School of Operations Research and Industrial Engineering   (United States)

^b Institute for the Study of the Continents   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIBILITY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DEBYE TEMPERATURE; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; IV-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; NANOCRYSTALS; PARTICLE SIZE; SILICON COMPOUNDS;

CHEMICAL EQUATIONS; CORE-SHELL MODEL; DIAMOND-ANVIL CELL; LATTICE SPACING; PARTICLE DIAMETERS; PBS NANOCRYSTAL; SIZE DEPENDENT; SIZE-DEPENDENT ELASTICITIES;

LEAD COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84908614185     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz501797y     Document Type: Article

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