@article{ISI:000232229100031,
 abstract = {A theory for the size dependence of the coefficient of thermal expansion
(CTE) of nanostructures is developed. The theory predicts that the
fractional change in the CTE from the bulk value scales inversely with
the size of the nanostructure. An explicit relation for the intrinsic
length scale that governs the size dependence is derived. The theory is
tested against full-scale molecular dynamics simulations and excellent
agreement is found. Further, it is shown that the CTE can rise or fall
with size depending on the properties of the bounding surfaces of the
nanostructure. The theory has the potential to be used as part of a
predictive tool for the design of nanostructures.},
 article-number = {113404},
 author = {Pathak, S and Shenoy, VB},
 doi = {10.1103/PhysRevB.72.113404},
 eissn = {2469-9969},
 issn = {2469-9950},
 journal = {PHYSICAL REVIEW B},
 month = {SEP},
 number = {11},
 orcid-numbers = {Pathak, Sandeep/0000-0002-3231-9345},
 times-cited = {29},
 title = {Size dependence of thermal expansion of nanostructures},
 unique-id = {ISI:000232229100031},
 volume = {72},
 year = {2005}
}