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It is an interesting question as to, starting with a few atoms, how the bulk materials reach their structure and related properties. Do they undergo any structural changes or even their smallest unit cell is similar to that in bulk material? This question has been addressed by many. There are reasons to believe that the small clusters or nanoparticles are not just the fragments of bulk materials. There can be entirely different structures as well as bonds and bond strengths in clusters which can even differ from nanomaterials.
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Kulkarni, S.K. (2015). Types of Nanomaterials and Their Properties. In: Nanotechnology: Principles and Practices. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09171-6_8
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