Strategies for increasing the efficiency of a genetic algorithm for the structural optimization of nanoalloy clusters

Journal of Computational Chemistry

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1069-1078

  Lloyd, Lesley D ^a   Johnston, Roy L ^a   Salhi, Said ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bimetallic clusters; Genetic algorithms; Geometry optimization; Nanoalloys

Indexed keywords

BIMETALS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; ISOMERS; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; POTENTIAL ENERGY; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

BIMETALLIC CLUSTERS; CLUSTER STRUCTURE; GLOBAL MINIMUM (GM); NANOALLOYS;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 23044448427     PISSN: 01928651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcc.20247     Document Type: Article

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