First-principles molecular dynamics study on simple cubic calcium: Comparison with simple cubic phosphorus

High Pressure Research

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 11-17

  Ishikawa, Takahiro ^a   Nagara, Hitose ^b   Suzuki, Naoshi ^c   Shimizu, Katsuya ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KANSAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

calcium; first principles calculation; molecular dynamics; phosphorus; simple cubic

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICAL BEHAVIORS; DYNAMICAL STRUCTURE; FIRST-PRINCIPLES CALCULATION; MD SIMULATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; SIMPLE CUBIC; STABILIZATION PROCESS; STATIC STRUCTURES; STRUCTURAL FLUCTUATIONS;

CALCIUM; CALCULATIONS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

PHOSPHORUS;

EID: 84861109485     PISSN: 08957959     EISSN: 14772299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08957959.2011.649279     Document Type: Conference Paper

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