Beilstein J. Nanotechnol.2019,10, 1452–1457, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.143
isothermalensemble does not exist. Therefore, it is advised to analyze phenomena connected to the temperature distribution within such an ensemble. The detailed analysis presented in this work led to the assumption of a normal distribution of the energy within an ensemble of nanoparticles where basic
properties of such an “isothermal” ensemble can be predicted. The width of the energy distribution decreases with increasing particle size. This particle size dependence of the energy per particle controls phase fluctuations in the vicinity of the transformation temperature. Additionally, applying the
: energy distribution; isothermalensemble; nanoparticle ensemble; normal distribution; particle size distribution; temperature distribution; Introduction
General theoretical considerations about ensembles of nanoparticles assume that the ensemble is isothermal. To connect these theoretical considerations
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Free enthalpy for a 2 nm gold particle in solid and liquid phase. Additionally, this graph shows th...