Insignificant influence of the matrix on the melting of incoherently embedded tin and zinc nanoparticles.

Autor: Shen LM, Hou HF, Yao CY, Wang LW
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of physics. Condensed matter : an Institute of Physics journal [J Phys Condens Matter] 2017 Jan 25; Vol. 29 (3), pp. 035004. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Nov 21.
DOI: 10.1088/1361-648X/29/3/035004
Abstrakt: For studying the melting point depression of metals, isolated metallic nanoparticles embedded in a matrix are usually prepared by mechanical milling. Al is the main available matrix material. In this work, to explore possible alternative matrices for further investigation of melting, mechanically milled metal-nonmetal systems are developed, namely Sn-LiF, Zn-LiF and Zn-Al 2 O 3 . The outcome indicates that different matrices do not have a significantly different influence on the melting of Sn and Zn. Theoretical analyses of both the thermodynamics and kinetics of surface-induced melting may support this experimental finding.
Databáze: MEDLINE