Contrary to continuous phase transitions, where renormalization group theory provides a
general framework, for discontinuous phase transitions such a framework seems to be …

Here we report the thermal properties of weakly stabilized 0.9, 1.6, and 4.1 nm Au
nanoparticles (NPs)/nanoclusters (NCs) attached to indium-tin-oxide-or fluorine-doped-tin …

Ionization via desorption of charged analytes from the surface of solid amorphous glutaric
acid particles, without the assistance of an external energy source, has been shown to be a …

The relative stability and melting of cubic boron nitride (c-BN) nanoparticles of varying
shapes and sizes are studied using classical molecular dynamics (MD) simulation. Focusing …

In this paper, a novel temperature-dependent multi-scale method is developed to investigate
the role of temperature on surface effects in the analysis of nano-scale materials. In order to …

To study the effect of size and shape of metallic nanoparticle on their Curie temperature, an
analytical model is proposed. The core average coordination number (CAC) and surface …

A myriad array of structural and dynamic properties and processes pertaining to biological,
physical and engineering materials is now retrievable in unprecedented detail using …

An analytical model is proposed to study the effect of particle size on melting enthalpy and
entropy of metallic nanoparticles (NPs). The Mott's and Regel's equations for melting entropy …

A simplified model based on cohesive energy is proposed to estimate the formation energy
of Schottky vacancies (VFE) in free-standing metal nanoparticles with BCC and FCC crystal …

The small sized copper nanoparticles (Cu-NPs), prepared in the presence of triethylene
tetramine (TETA) and assisted with microwave irradiation, have an extremely low melting …