Type:
Journal
Description:
Low-melting-point metal nanoparticles show remarkable undercoolings: exceptional values ΔT∕Tm≅0.5 were previously reported for confined Ga droplets in the 100–1000nm range. This was considered a characteristic limiting temperature for Ga. We here give evidence that Ga nanoparticles in the 3–15nm range can be undercooled at least down to 90K (ΔT∕Tm⩾0.7) without crystallization. Since computations and experiments on clusters with
Publisher:
American Institute of Physics
Publication date:
17 Jul 2006
Biblio References:
Volume: 89 Issue: 3 Pages: 033123
Origin:
Applied physics letters