Phase transitions of a lattice model for patchy particles with tetrahedral symmetry

Molecular Physics

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 65-74

  Almarza, N G ^a   Noya, E G ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE QUÍMICA FÍSICA ROCASOLANO   (Spain)

Author keywords

patchy models; phase equilbria; simulation

Indexed keywords

DIAMOND STRUCTURES; LATTICE MODELS; LOW TEMPERATURE PHASE; MODEL PARAMETERS; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; ORDERED PHASE; PATCHY MODELS; PHASE EQUILBRIA; SIMULATION; TETRAHEDRAL SYMMETRY; THERMODYNAMICALLY STABLE;

CRYSTAL LATTICES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHASE DIAGRAMS; PHASE EQUILIBRIA;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 79551521174     PISSN: 00268976     EISSN: 13623028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2010.523521     Document Type: Article

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