Size-dependent melting point depression of nickel nanoparticles
Alexander van Teijlingen, Sean A. Davis, Simon R. Hall
Abstract
dynamic TEM simultaneously while undergoing controlled heating. The size-dependent melting point depression experimentally observed is compared with, and is in good agreement with existing thermodynamic and molecular dynamic predictions.
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