Melting thermodynamics of organic nanocrystals

Abstract

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.