Promotion of crystal phase transitions by mass-of-cell control in molecular dynamics simulations: Phase transitions in benzene crystals

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 273-285

  Yonetani, Yoshiteru ^a   Yokoi, Kohei ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Benzene crystal; Global search; Molecular dynamics simulation; Parrinello Rahman constant pressure method; Phase transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034973201     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927020108024508     Document Type: Article

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