Abstract
This chapter is introducing and reviewing the concept of surface energy which is tremendously important in order to correctly describe the physicochemical properties of nanostructures. Indeed, by shrinking the size of a material down to the nanoscale, the presence of atoms at the surface increases and cannot be neglected anymore as it was at the bulk scale. Furthermore, the effect of capping agents on the stability of those nanostructures is also discussed. Finally, this chapter gives the reader a broad and deep insight into the physicochemistry of nanoparticles.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Encyclopedia of Interfacial Chemistry |
Subtitle of host publication | Surface Science and Electrochemistry |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Pages | 875-885 |
Number of pages | 11 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780128098943 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780128097397 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2018 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Capping agents
- Faceting
- Ligands
- Melting temperature
- Shape effect
- Size effect
- Surface energy
- Surface-to-volume ratio
- Thermal stability
- Thermodynamics
- Wulff construction
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Chemistry