@inproceedings{b355bfc6a6ab44f6aacf857b07dea65c,
title = "Determinants of thermal stability in nano-sized binary alloys",
abstract = "An extension of the classic thermodynamic theory to nanometer scale has generated a new interdisciplinary theory - nanothermodynamics, which is an indispensable tool to investigate size-dependent physicochemical properties in nanocrystals. In this work, size-dependent Debye temperature and eutectic temperature of nano-sized binary alloys were investigated based on a nanothermodynamic model. It is found that both the Debye and eutectic temperatures decrease with decreasing crystal size for binary alloys at the nanometer scale due to severe bond dangling associated with the increased surface/volume ratio. The calculated results are consistent with experimental data and may provide new insights into the fundamental understanding of thermal stability in nanoalloys.",
keywords = "Debye temperature, Eutectic temperature, Nanoalloys, Nanothermodynamics, Thermal stability",
author = "Yang, {C. C.} and Mai, {Y. W.}",
year = "2012",
doi = "10.1002/9781118357002.ch15",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781118296097",
series = "TMS Annual Meeting",
publisher = "Minerals, Metals and Materials Society",
pages = "109--115",
booktitle = "Materials Properties, Characterization, and Modeling",
address = "United States",
note = "141st Annual Meeting and Exhibition, TMS 2012 ; Conference date: 11-03-2012 Through 15-03-2012",
}