Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol.111, No.5, 2176-2180, 1999
Melting thermodynamics of organic nanocrystals
The size-dependent melting temperature and the size-dependent melting entropy of organic nanocrystals are predicted by use of our simple model being free of any adjustable parameter. The model predictions for the size-dependent melting temperature and the size-dependent melting entropy are supported by the experimental results on benzene, chlorobenzene, heptane, and naphthalene nanocrystals.