A reactive molecular dynamic simulation of oxidation of a silicon nanocluster

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Song, Pengxiang ^a,c   Ding, Yulong ^a,b   Wen, Dongsheng ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF PROCESS ENGINEERING   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Energetic material; Molecular dynamics; Nanocluster; Nanofuel; Oxidation; Silicon

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; EXPLOSIVES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOCLUSTERS; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; REACTION KINETICS; SILICON; SILICON COMPOUNDS;

HEAT OF REACTION; NANOFUEL; OXIDATION DYNAMICS; REACTIVE FORCE FIELD; REACTIVE MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; SILICON NANOCLUSTERS; SILICON NANOPARTICLES; TRANSFORMATION PROCESS;

SILICON OXIDES;

METAL NANOPARTICLE; OXYGEN; SILICON;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC PARTICLE; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL REACTION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION;

EID: 84870364144     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-012-1309-3     Document Type: Article

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