Application of genetic algorithms to geometry optimization of microclusters: A comparative study of empirical potential energy functions for silicon

Materials and Manufacturing Processes

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 329-339

  Erkoç, Şakir ^a   Leblebicioǧlu, Kemal ^a   Halici, Uǧur ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Empirical potentials; Genetic algorithms; Silicon microclusters

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; CHEMICAL BONDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; GEOMETRY; POTENTIAL ENERGY;

MICROCLUSTERS;

SILICON;

EID: 0043156385     PISSN: 10426914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/AMP-120022014     Document Type: Article

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