Abstract

In the present study, a theoretical comparative work is done to calculate the variation of melting temperature in nanomaterials by using two quantum models i.e. Lu model and Jiang model and the expression of melting temperature calculated with the help of best model is extended to calculate the variation of Debye temperature and thermal expansion coefficient with size and shape of nanomaterials. The melting temperature and Debye temperature are observed to increase as the diameter of nanomaterials is increased and thermal expansion coefficient decrease with increase in the diameter of nanosolid. The results obtained from the given models are compared with the experimental values to judge the best-suited model for the study of the thermodynamic properties of nanosolids. The available experimental results are found very close to the results from the Jiang model and then Debye temperature and thermal expansion coefficient are calculated with the help of Jiang model.

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