Size-dependent melting-point

Zhang M, Efremov MY, Schiettekatte F, Olson EA, Kwan AT, Lai SL, Wisleder T, Greene, JE, Allen LH. Size-dependent melting point depression of nanostructures Nanocalorimetric measurements. Phys. Rev. B 2000 62 10548-10557. 

In addition to size-dependent melting points, size-dependent specific heats have been observed. At high temperatures, there is an increase in the specific... 

Any refractory material that does not decompose or vaporize can be used for melt spraying. Particles do not coalesce within the spray. The temperature of the particles and the extent to which they melt depend on the flame temperature, which can be controlled by the fueLoxidizer ratio or electrical input, gas flow rate, residence time of the particle in the heat zone, the particle-size distribution of the powders, and the melting point and thermal conductivity of the particle. Quenching rates are very high, and the time required for the molten particle to soHdify after impingement is typically to... 

Once the small nanoparticles were synthesized, we could easily obtain the monodispersed Au nanoparticles from 3.4 to 9.7 nm in size depending on the heat-treatment temperature from 150 to 250 °C. Thus the heat-treatment method is easily applicable to the metal nanoparticles with relatively low melting points like Ag as well. 

There is another important law that follows from the classical theory of capillarity. This law was formulated by J. Thomson [16], and was based on a Clausius-Clapeyron equation and Gibbs theory, formulating the dependence of the melting point of solids on their size. The first known analytical equation by Rie [17], and Batchelor and Foster [18] (cited according to Refs. [19,20]) is... 

Depending on the size and shape of the polymer particles, solid-state polycondensation (SSP) is performed at temperatures between 220 and 235 °C, which lie above the glass transition temperature ( 70-85 °C) and below the melting point (measured by DSC 245-255 °C) of PET. The temperature range for operation of SSP is rather small because on the one hand, the temperature should be as... 

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