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. 2014 Oct 22;14(11):6718–6726. doi: 10.1021/nl503584q

Table 1. Material Properties Used to Calculate the Phase Diagrams at the Nanoscale.

material properties Au Cu
crystal structure53 fcc fcc
Tm,∞ (K)53 1337 1357
ΔHm,∞ (J/mol)53 12 552 13 263
γl (J/m2)53 1.128 1.300
γs,111 (J/m2)44 1.283 1.952
γs,100 (J/m2)44 1.627 2.166
γs,101 (J/m2)44 1.700 2.237
Ωl (J/mol)62 –27 230
Ωs (J/mol)62 –20 290
atomic radii (pm)53 134 117
electronic affinity (eV)53 2.31 1.24
first ionization energy (eV)53 9.23 7.73
χ, Mulliken electronegativity (eV)a 5.77 4.49
ΔHv,∞, molar heat of vaporization (J/mol)53 334 400 300 700
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The Mulliken electronegativity is defined as the mean value between the electronic affinity and the first ionization energy.