Effects of geometry of nano-structured materials on their thermal expansion: tellurium nanocylinders as model system
Krstic V, Rikken GL, Kaempgen M, Roth S, Beukes JA (2007)
Publication Status: Published
Publication Type: Journal article, Original article
Publication year: 2007
Journal
Book Volume: 1
Pages Range: 201-211
DOI: 10.1504/IJMSI.2007.013873
Abstract
The temperature-dependence of the atomic bond-lengths and -angles of the unit cell of crystalline tellurium nanocylinders (a few µm in length and some 100 nm in diameter) have been investigated by X-ray diffraction in the range from 370 K to 100 K. With decrease in temperature, significant deviations from the established temperature-dependence of the bulk tellurium lattice parameters are observed. The observations in the temperature expansion are attributed to the nano-size and symmetry of the tellurium nanocylinders. The study demonstrates that a qualitative change in the material's properties is achieved when approaching the nano-scale. This opens the road for the possibility of deliberate tailoring of materials properties by proper choice of size and symmetry for thermo-mechanical applications.
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National Center for Scientific Research / Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)
France (FR)
NTNU Trondheim - Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Norway (NO)
Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung
Germany (DE)
University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)
United States (USA) (US)
France (FR)
NTNU Trondheim - Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Norway (NO)
Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung
Germany (DE)
University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)
United States (USA) (US)
How to cite
APA:
Krstic, V., Rikken, G.L., Kaempgen, M., Roth, S., & Beukes, J.A. (2007). Effects of geometry of nano-structured materials on their thermal expansion: tellurium nanocylinders as model system. International Journal of Materials and Structural Integrity, 1, 201-211. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJMSI.2007.013873
MLA:
Krstic, Vojislav, et al. "Effects of geometry of nano-structured materials on their thermal expansion: tellurium nanocylinders as model system." International Journal of Materials and Structural Integrity 1 (2007): 201-211.
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