Molecular dynamics simulation of the sintering of metallic nanoparticles

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 823-829

  Song, Pengxiang ^a   Wen, Dongsheng ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coalescence; Melting; Modeling and simulation; Molecular dynamics; Nanoparticles; Sintering; Size dependent property

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSIVITIES; GYRATION RADII; LAYERED STRUCTURES; MEAN SQUARE DISPLACEMENT; METALLIC NANOPARTICLES; MODELING AND SIMULATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS METHODS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; NICKEL NANOPARTICLES; SHRINKAGE RATIO; SINTERING KINETICS; SINTERING PROCESS; STAGE SINTERING;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; COALESCENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOPARTICLES;

SINTERING;

METAL NANOPARTICLE; NICKEL;

ARTICLE; DIFFUSION; MELTING POINT; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOLECULAR PHYSICS; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION;

EID: 77952400679     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-009-9718-7     Document Type: Article

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