Molecular dynamics simulation of a graphite-supported copper nanocluster: Thermodynamic properties and gas adsorption

Molecular Physics

Volumn 110, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 267-276

  Jalili, S ^a,b   Mochani, C ^a   Akhavan, M ^b   Schofield, J ^c  

^a K N TOOSI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN FUNDAMENTAL SCIENCES IPM   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

copper cluster; gas adsorption; graphite supported nanocluster; melting; molecular dynamics

Indexed keywords

BI-LAYER; COOLING PROCESS; COPPER CLUSTER; COPPER NANOCLUSTERS; GAS ATMOSPHERE; HEAT CAPACITY CURVES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; SURFACE MELTING; SURFACE WETTING;

COPPER; GAS ADSORPTION; MELTING; MELTING POINT; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOCLUSTERS; PHASE TRANSITIONS;

GRAPHITE;

EID: 84859171060     PISSN: 00268976     EISSN: 13623028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2011.640953     Document Type: Article

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