A theoretical approach to study the melting temperature of metallic nanowires
- Department of Physics, G.B.P.U.A. &T., Pantnagar, Uttarakhand-263145 (India)
The physical properties of any material change with the change of its size from bulk range to nano range. A theoretical study to account for the size and shape effect on melting temperature of metallic nanowires has been done. We have studied zinc (Zn), indium (In), lead (Pb) and tin (Sn) nanowires with three different cross sectional shapes like regular triangular, square and regular hexagonal. Variation of melting temperature with the size and shape is graphically represented with the available experimental data. It was found that melting temperature of the nanowires decreases with decrement in the size of nanowire, due to surface effect and at very small size the most probable shape also varies with material.
- OSTI ID:
- 22606296
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1731, Issue 1; Conference: DAE solid state physics symposium 2015, Uttar Pradesh (India), 21-25 Dec 2015; Other Information: (c) 2016 Author(s); Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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