Estimation of the free energy of hard-sphere crystals via a free-volume approach

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 16-22

  Kwak, Sang Kyu ^a   Park, Taezoon ^b   Yoon, Yong Jin ^b   Lee, Jong Min ^a  

^a Nanyang Technological University   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

free energy; free volume; hard sphere; molecular dynamics

Indexed keywords

HARD SPHERES; HARD-SPHERE; HARD-SPHERE CRYSTALS; LANGMUIRS;

FREE ENERGY; FREE VOLUME; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

SPHERES;

EID: 84863161505     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: 10290435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927022.2011.597397     Document Type: Article

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