The importance of accurate interaction potentials in the melting of argon nanoclusters

International Journal of Quantum Chemistry

Volumn 109, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1812-1819

  Pahl, E ^a   Calvo, F ^b   Schwerdtfeger, P ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Melting; Monte Carlo simulation; Rare gas cluster

Indexed keywords

ARGON CLUSTERS; CLUSTER SIZES; COMPUTER TIME; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; EXPERIMENTAL VALUES; INFINITE SYSTEM; INTERACTION POTENTIALS; L-J POTENTIAL; LENNARD JONES; MELTING TEMPERATURES; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; RARE GAS CLUSTER;

ARGON; COMPUTATIONAL EFFICIENCY; INERT GASES; METAL MELTING; MONTE CARLO METHODS; STEELMAKING; THERMOCHEMISTRY;

MELTING POINT;

EID: 67649831606     PISSN: 00207608     EISSN: 1097461X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qua.21976     Document Type: Article

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