5. Glossary

Nanoparticle; nanoparticle

A nanoparticle is a nano-object whose three dimensions are on the nanometric scale (less than or equal to 100 nm).

Nanowire

A nanowire is a nano-object with a nanometric diameter (less than or equal to 100 nm).

Nanotube; nanotube

A nanotube is a hollow tubular crystalline structure with a nanometric diameter (less than or equal to 100 nm).

Potentiel chimique: chemical potential

The chemical potential of a species i corresponds to the variation in energy of a thermodynamic system in relation to the variation in the number of atoms N _i of the species in question. It is expressed as a partial derivative. For a closed system, characterized by its...