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Submicron particle chemistry: Vapor condensation analogous to liquid solidification

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The chemical composition of submicron particles condensed from vapor can vary with particle size. This chemical variation with size affects industrial health estimates and technological innovation. A model based on similar behavior during the solidification of liquids is proposed to explain this behavior.

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  1. the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA

    Neil T. Jenkins

  2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA

    Thomas W. Eagar (the Thomas Lord Professor of Materials Engineering and Materials Systems)

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For more information, contact N.T. Jenkins, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Room 4-134, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139; e-mail rood@mit.edu.

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Jenkins, N.T., Eagar, T.W. Submicron particle chemistry: Vapor condensation analogous to liquid solidification. JOM 55, 44–47 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-003-0138-3

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