Irregular variations in the melting point of size-selected atomic clusters

作者: Martin Schmidt , Robert Kusche , Bernd von Issendorff , Hellmut Haberland

DOI: 10.1038/30415

关键词: Cluster (physics)InverseSurface (mathematics)Function (mathematics)Atomic physicsMelting pointMolecular physicsThermalCluster sizeIonized sodiumChemistry

摘要: … , the melting point of a … melting points of these clusters are on average 33% (120 K) lower than the bulk material; furthermore, we observe surprisingly large variations in the melting point …

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