Abstract
Surface cell Madelung constant is firstly defined in calculating surface free energy of nanosized crystal grains, which explains the physical performance of small crystals and may be great benefit to make surface analysis and study dynamics of crystal nucleus growth. A new approximative expression of surface energy and relevant thermodynamic data was used in this calculation. A new formula and computing method for calculating the Madelung constant α of any complex crystals is proposed, and surface free energies and surface electrostatic energies of nanosized crystal grains as well as Madelung constant of some complex crystals are theoretically calculated in this paper. The surface free energy of nanosized crystal grain TiO2 and surface electrostatic energy(absolute value) of nanosized crystal grain α-Al 2O3 are found to be the biggest among other crystal grains.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1369-1374 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Jiegou Huaxue |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| State | Published - 2005 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Madelung constant
- Nanosized crystal grain
- Surface free energy