Effects of size, shape and environment on the phase diagrams of small structures
- 1 January 1992
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Nanotechnology
- Vol. 3 (1) , 42-43
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0957-4484/3/1/008
Abstract
It is argued that the equilibrium phase diagrams of small particles (with dimensions in the 20 nm range or below) and nanostructures depend on their size, shape and chemical environment.Keywords
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