The molecular dynamics simulations of the melting of a hexane bilayer

Surface Science

Volumn 347, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 169-181

  Peters, Günther H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b NOVO NORDISK A S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Adsorption kinetics; Alkanes; Computer simulations; Equilibrium thermodynamics and statistical mechanics; Graphite; Molecular dynamics; Surface melting; Surface thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GRAPHITE; MELTING; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MULTILAYERS; PARAFFINS; REACTION KINETICS; STATISTICAL MECHANICS; SURFACE STRUCTURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EQUILIBRIUM THERMODYNAMICS; HEXANE BILAYER; SURFACE MELTING; SURFACE THERMODYNAMICS;

SURFACE PHENOMENA;

EID: 0030081560     PISSN: 00396028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0039-6028(95)00970-1     Document Type: Article

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