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Allen, Leslie H. Lai, Shouliang 2015-09-25T20:53:34Z 2015-09-25T20:53:34Z 10000-01-01 1998 1998 We have measured the energy released in the coalescence process. Smaller clusters were formed in the open areas between pre-existed larger clusters. Coalescence was thermal activated in a first heating cycle, and the heat capacities of the sample were measured during the multiple heating cycles. Two contributions, from the latent heat of fusion and the surface energy, make up the total amount of coalescence energy. For the first time, we have demonstrated that the latent heat of fusion is a driving force for coalescence. In addition, this technique may provide a direct experimental probe to the size-dependence of surface energy. Made available in DSpace on 2015-09-25T20:53:34Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license.txt: 4848 bytes, checksum: 96035ab3f5e1c23cc7138a224ce498bd (MD5) 9904516.pdf: 2394334 bytes, checksum: 14a6d84e3175a45b4b5d2764e56407b0 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1998 Embargo set by: Seth Robbins for item 84188 Lift date: Forever Reason: Restricted to the U of I community idenfinitely during batch ingest of legacy ETDs Restricted to the U of I community idenfinitely during batch ingest of legacy ETDs U of I Only 98 p. Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/82907 (MiAaPQ)AAI9904516 eng Engineering, Materials Science Studies on Thermodynamic Properties of Nanoclusters With Thin-Film Nanocalorimetry text Materials Science and Engineering Materials Science and Engineering University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Dissertation Ph.D.