ISSN:
1476-4687
Source:
Nature Archives 1869 - 2009
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
Notes:
[Auszug] Small particles have a lower melting point than bulk material. The physical cause lies in the fact that small particles have a higher proportion of surface atoms than larger particles—surface atoms have fewer nearest neighbours and are thus more weakly bound and less constrained in their ...
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/30415
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