Considerations for choosing and using force fields and interatomic potentials in materials science and engineering

Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 277-283

  Becker, Chandler A ^a   Tavazza, Francesca ^a   Trautt, Zachary T ^a   Buarque De Macedo, Robert A ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atomistic simulation; Force fields; Interatomic potentials; Molecular simulation

Indexed keywords

SOLID STATE REACTIONS;

ATOMISTIC SIMULATIONS; FORCE FIELDS; INTERATOMIC POTENTIAL; MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING; MOLECULAR SIMULATIONS; SCIENTIFIC AND ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS;

MATERIALS SCIENCE;

EID: 84889250785     PISSN: 13590286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cossms.2013.10.001     Document Type: Review

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