Molecular dynamics of single-particle impacts predicts phase diagrams for large scale pattern formation

Nature Communications

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Norris, Scott A ^a,c   Samela, Juha ^b   Bukonte, Laura ^b   Backman, Marie ^b   Djurabekova, Flyura ^b   Nordlund, Kai ^b   Madi, Charbel S ^c   Brenner, Michael P ^c   Aziz, Michael J ^c  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATOM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; IRRADIATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NUCLEAR REACTOR; PHASE DIAGRAM; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; ENERGY TRANSFER; INSTRUMENTATION; IONIZING RADIATION; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ION; NANOMATERIAL;

ENERGY TRANSFER; IONS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; NANOSTRUCTURES; NUCLEAR REACTORS; RADIATION, IONIZING; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 79955060173     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms1280     Document Type: Article

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