Formation mechanism of critical nucleus during nucleation process of liquid metal sodium

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 127, Issue 17, 2007, Pages

  Hou, Zhao Yang ^a   Liu, Rang Su ^a   Liu, Hai Rong ^a   Tian, Ze An ^a   Wang, Xin ^a   Zhou, Qun Yi ^a   Chen, Zhen Hua ^a  

^a HUNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FREE ENERGY; LIQUID METALS; MICROSTRUCTURE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NUCLEATION;

CRITICAL NUCLEUS; GEOMETRICAL CONSTRAINTS; LIQUID METAL SODIUM; METASTABLE STRUCTURES;

SODIUM;

EID: 35948935933     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2800317     Document Type: Article

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