T. Bendavid et al., SOLID-LIQUID TRANSITION IN ULTRA-FINE LEAD PARTICLES, Philosophical magazine. A. Physics of condensed matter. Defects and mechanical properties, 71(5), 1995, pp. 1135-1143
We have studied the melting and the solidification of lead ultra-fine
particles. We report on electron microscopy technique which enables th
e identification of the transition temperatures of each particle. The
experimental results presented show a dependence of the melting and so
lidification temperatures on the particle size. The melting temperatur
e results are compared with a new phenomenological model.