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In [[materials science]], a '''nanoparticle''' is a member of a class of particles (or atomic clusters), which have average dimensions smaller than roughly 100 nm. They exhibit properties not normally associated with the bulk phase of materials, such as quantum optical effects.<ref>{{citation | |||
| url = http://nanoparticles.org/pdf/960-3.pdf | |||
| title = The Use of Nomenclature in Dispersion Science and Technology | |||
| author = Vincent A. Hackley and Chiara F. Ferraris | date = August 2001 | |||
| publisher = [[National Institutes of Science and Technology]]}}, p. 4</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 20:18, 13 January 2011
In materials science, a nanoparticle is a member of a class of particles (or atomic clusters), which have average dimensions smaller than roughly 100 nm. They exhibit properties not normally associated with the bulk phase of materials, such as quantum optical effects.[1]
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- ↑ Vincent A. Hackley and Chiara F. Ferraris (August 2001), The Use of Nomenclature in Dispersion Science and Technology, National Institutes of Science and Technology, p. 4