NANOTUBE SIZE-DEPENDENT MELTING OF SINGLE-CRYSTALS IN CARBON NANOTUBES

Authors
JIANG Q AYA N SHI FG
Citation
Q. Jiang et al., NANOTUBE SIZE-DEPENDENT MELTING OF SINGLE-CRYSTALS IN CARBON NANOTUBES, Applied physics A: Materials science & processing, 64(6), 1997, pp. 627-629
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Applied
Journal title
Applied physics A: Materials science & processing → ACNP
ISSN journal
09478396
Volume
64
Issue
6
Year of publication
1997
Pages
627 - 629
Database
ISI
SICI code
0947-8396(1997)64:6<627:NSMOSI>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
A model for the dependence of the melting temperature of nanocrystals on the size of carbon nanotubes is developed. The model is applied to investigate the nanotube size-dependent melting of TaC and Pb single c rystals encapsulated in carbon nanotubes. It is shown that the melting temperature for these single crystals in carbon nanotubes can be stro ngly suppressed. The results also imply that nanotubes may provide an effective means for investigating the supercooled state of liquids and the liquid-glass transition.