Modeling the Melting Enthalpy of Nanomaterials

• DOI: 10.1021/jp809338t
• Publication Date: 2009-02-11T19:26:06Z
• Authors: G. Guisbiers; L. Buchaillot
• Keywords: 0103 physical sciences; 01 natural sciences

We report a theoretical investigation, free of any adjustable parameters, concerning the size and shape effects on the melting enthalpy, for different shapes of “free-standing” nanostructures. To e...