Thermal stability of structure in small gold clusters

Physics of Metals and Metallography

Volumn 114, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1038-1044

  Goloven'ko, Zh V ^a   Gafner, Yu Ya ^a   Gafner, S L ^a   Redel', L V ^a  

^a Khakass State University   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Computer simulation; Gold; Nanoclusters; Structure; Thermal stability

Indexed keywords

GOLD NANOPARTICLES; NICKEL NANOPARTICLES; PENTAGONAL SYMMETRIES; SMALL GOLD CLUSTERS; STABILITY OF STRUCTURES; STRUCTURAL MODIFICATIONS; TEMPERATURE FACTOR; TIGHT BINDING POTENTIAL;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COPPER; GOLD; NANOCLUSTERS; NICKEL; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

GOLD COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84893085173     PISSN: 0031918X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/s0031918x13120028     Document Type: Article

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