RETRACTED ARTICLE: Melting of Pb Nanocrystals Embedded in Al, Si, and Cu Matrices

Table 2 Lattice constants and elastic strain of the Pb NCs in Si

Sample no.	Average radius (nm)	\( {a}_{\mathrm{epi}}^{\perp } \) (nm)	\( {a}_{epi}^{\parallel } \) (nm)	e ^⊥ (%)	e ^∥ (%)
1	2.7 ± 0.2	0.4983 ± 0.0003	0.4982 ± 0.0006	0.67 ± 0.04	0.66 ± 0.13
2	3.5 ± 0.1	0.4971 ± 0.0003	0.4969 ± 0.0006	0.42 ± 0.04	0.37 ± 0.13
3	4.3 ± 0.1	0.4963 ± 0.0003	0.4961 ± 0.0006	0.26 ± 0.04	0.22 ± 0.13