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Nanothermodynamics for Sophomore Thermodynamics Course Unit
Submitted on 03-SEP-08
Contributed by Tom Mason

This unit introduces the nanoscale and why nanoscale objects are important. There is a treatment of size, from the macroscale through the microscale to the nanoscale. There is also a development of surface area-to-volume ratio, as related to the subject of surface thermodynamics. The subject of surface tension/surface energy is introduced. The Gibbs-Thompson equation is developed relating free energy to particle curvature (size). Specific applications are made to the coarsening of small partic...