title: Synthesis of nanosize-controllable copper and its alloys in carbon shells.
abstract: Nanosize-controllable Cu, Ag, Pd, Ni, CuPd alloy and Cu-Ag bimetal encapsulated in inert carbon shells can be synthesized by carbonization of metal-cyclodextrin complexes with a remarkable capability of experimentally determining the size-dependent melting temperature depression of many metal or alloy nanoparticles.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Engineering, Sustainable Environmental Research Center, and Center for Micro/Nano Science and Technology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chien-Hua
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: H Paul
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Juu-En
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Edward M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Eyring