The melting phase transition in small carbon dioxide clusters

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 19, Issue 5-6, 1997, Pages 285-299

  Maillet, Jean Bernard ^a   Boutin, Anne ^a   Fuchs, Alain H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

CO2; Potential energy surface; Small clusters

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003142907     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927029708024158     Document Type: Article

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