A scaling law for properties of nano-structured materials
2006 ◽
Vol 462
(2069)
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pp. 1355-1363
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In this brief communication, we identify intrinsic length scales of several physical properties at the nano-scale and show that, for nano-structures whose characteristic sizes are much larger than these scales, the properties obey a simple scaling law. The underlying cause of the size-dependence of these properties at the nano-scale is the competition between surface and bulk energies. This law provides a yardstick for checking the accuracy of experimentally measured or numerically computed properties of nano-structured materials over a broad size range and can thus help replace repeated and exhaustive testing by one or a few tests.
2016 ◽
Vol 113
(13)
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pp. 3482-3487
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2018 ◽
Vol 115
(31)
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pp. 7884-7889
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2020 ◽
Vol 17
(162)
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pp. 20190708
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1998 ◽
Vol 08
(PR8)
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pp. Pr8-399-Pr8-406
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