A Possible universal definition for the nanophase
Materials Science
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
A possible universal definition for a nanostructured material based purely on experimental data available in literature for a wide variety of physical phenomena is proposed. It is suggested that for values of the ratio of sample volume, V to that of the unit cell volume, Vc, 10^5- 10^6 the samples behave as nanostructures. This is mirrored in the ratio of the number of particles in sample, N to that in the unit cell, Nc. It is further proposed that the transition to the nanophase from bulk is a phase transition in all cases investigated. The nanophase should therefore be treated as a distinct phase of matter, entirely in the quantum mechanical domain, and treated appropriately.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0408567,
title = {A Possible universal definition for the nanophase},
author = {M. Ghanashyam Krishna and M. Durga Prasad and V. Srinivasan},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0408567},
year = {2007}
}
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12 pages including 2 figures