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The melting behaviour of small silicon clusters
G. Vlastou-tsinganosNikos FlytzanisAntonis MistriotisP. Tchofo Dindasubject
PhysicsFusionSiliconMonte Carlo methodGeneral Physics and Astronomychemistry.chemical_elementInteratomic potentialBond lengthMany-body problemNonlinear systemMolecular dynamicschemistryChemical physicsPhysical chemistrydescription
Abstract We report an analysis of the melting behaviour of small silicon clusters interacting via a nonlinear interatomic potential with four-body terms. The analysis shows, by means of Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics simulations, that the small silicon clusters undergo, in a vacuum, structural changes from a solid rigid state to a liquid-like state. The melting temperature exhibits a strong variation with cluster size.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-08-01 | Physics Letters A |