Atomic structure
Inorganic nanoparticles

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Atomic structure
Inorganic nanoparticles

Author : Michel WAUTELET

Publication date: October 10, 2004 | Lire en français

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2. Atomic structure

2.1 Atom to cluster

When several atoms interact attractively, they generally start to form molecules. At what dimension can we say that we're moving from a molecule to a nanoparticle? Let's consider assemblies made up of a single type of atom, interacting via a Lennard-Jones potential:

V_{LJ} (r) = - \frac{2}{r^{6}} + \frac{1}{r^{12}}

^( 1 )

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