The structural properties of free nanoclusters are reviewed. Special attention is paid to the
interplay of energetic, thermodynamic, and kinetic factors in the explanation of cluster …

Hydrothermal pyrite contains significant amounts of minor and trace elements including As,
Pb, Sb, Bi, Cu, Co, Ni, Zn, Au, Ag, Se and Te, which can be incorporated into nanoparticles …

The field of nanoparticle research has drawn much attention in the past decade as a result of
the search for new materials. Size confinement results in new electronic and optical …

A new approach to achieve coalescence and sintering of metallic nanoparticles at room
temperature is presented. It was discovered that silver nanoparticles behave as soft particles …

Gold nanorods have been found to change their shape after excitation with intense pulsed
laser irradiation. The final irradiation products strongly depend on the energy of the laser …

As sintering applications march toward a $30 billion global business, the models for
sintering have progressed, but generally follow behind observation. Documentation of the …

We studied the shape transformation (by use of TEM and optical absorption spectroscopy) of
gold nanorods in micellar solution by exposure to laser pulses of different pulse width (100 …

Solid-liquid phase change material (PCM) is the key factor for the development of thermal
energy storage (TES) technology, which substantially contributes to the utilization of …

This paper presents simple models useful in analyzing the growth of nanostructures
obtained by cluster deposition. After a brief survey of applications and experimental …

The diffusion and coalescence of metal nanoparticles play important roles in many
phenomena. Here, we offer a new integrated overview of the main factors that control the …