Atomistic studies of surface adhesions using molecular-dynamics simulations

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 362, Issue 1822, 2004, Pages 1915-1929

  Yong, Chin W ^a,b   Kendall, Kevin ^a   Smith, William ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b DARESBURY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fracture mechanics; JKR model; MgO; Molecular dynamics; NaCl; Surface adhesion

Indexed keywords

EID: 4544365479     PISSN: 1364503X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2004.1423     Document Type: Article

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