Size effects on the melting of nickel nanowires: A molecular dynamics study

Physica E: Low-Dimensional Systems and Nanostructures

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 47-54

  Wen, Yu Hua ^a   Zhu, Zi Zhong ^a   Zhu, Ruzeng ^b   Shao, Gui Fang ^c  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF MECHANICS   (China)

^c CHONGQING UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Melting; Molecular dynamics; Nanowire

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MELTING; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SIZE DETERMINATION; TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

FACE-CENTRED CUBIC STRUCTURE; NANOWIRE; SIZE EFFECTS; SPHERICAL CLUSTERS;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 4944239019     PISSN: 13869477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physe.2004.06.048     Document Type: Article

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