THE MELTING BEHAVIOR OF SMALL SILICON CLUSTERS

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作者
DINDA, PT
VLASTOUTSINGANOS, G
FLYTZANIS, N
MISTRIOTIS, AD
机构
[1] UNIV BOURGOGNE, PHYS LAB, 6 BLVD GABRIEL, F-21000 DIJON, FRANCE
[2] UNIV CRETE, DEPT PHYS, GR-71409 IRAKLION, GREECE
[3] RES CTR CRETE, GR-71110 IRAKLION, GREECE
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10.1016/0375-9601(94)90149-X
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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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.
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页数:7
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