Melting and crystallization in thin film of n-alkanes: a molecular dynamics simulation

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 3351-3359

  Shimizu, Thoru ^a   Yamamoto, Takashi ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; FILM GROWTH; MELTING; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MONOLAYERS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PARAFFINS; REACTION KINETICS; SURFACES;

LAYER BY LAYER GROWTH; MOLECULAR DYNAMIC SIMULATION; MOLECULAR MOBILITY; STACKED LAMELLAE; SURFACE STATE; TRANSVERSE DIFFUSION;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 0034702642     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1287062     Document Type: Article

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