LBA Scaling Relation

The relative change in a measurable quantity Q(K) of a nanosolid-containing N atoms, with dimension K, is related to the Q(ao) = Nqo for the same solid without the CN imperfection effect in the following form  

The layer-counting premise in Fig. 11.7a represents that atoms in the surface skins dictate the size-induced property change, yet atoms in the core interior remain as they are in the bulk because of the broken-bond-induced local strain and quantum entrapment. 

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