Table 1. Material Properties Used to Calculate the Phase Diagrams at the Nanoscale.
| material properties | Au | Ag |
|---|---|---|
| crystal structure61 | fcc | fcc |
| Tm,∞ (K)61 | 1337 | 1235 |
| ΔHm,∞ (kJ/mol)61 | 12.552 | 11.297 |
| γl (J/m2)61 | 1.128 | 0.923 |
| γs,111 (J/m2)62 | 1.283 | 1.172 |
| γs,100 (J/m2)62 | 1.627 | 1.200 |
| γs,101 (J/m2)62 | 1.700 | 1.238 |
| Ωl (kJ/mol)41 | –15.599 | |
| Ωs (kJ/mol)41 | –16.402 | |
| atomic radius (pm)61 | 134 | 134 |
| electronic affinity (eV)61 | 2.31 | 1.30 |
| 1st ionization energy (eV)61 | 9.23 | 7.58 |
| χ, Mulliken electronegativity (eV)* | 5.77 | 4.44 |
| ΔHv,∞, molar heat of vaporization (kJ/mol)61 | 334.400 | 250.600 |
*
The Mulliken electronegativity is defined as the mean value between the electronic affinity and the first ionization energy.