Computational study of quasi-2d liquid state in free standing platinum, silver, gold, and copper monolayers†

Condensed Matter

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 1-13

  Yang, Li Ming ^a   Ganz, Ariel B ^b   Dornfeld, Matthew ^c   Ganz, Eric ^c  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

2 D liquid; 2 D melting; Density functional theory; Molecular dynamics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84976880094     PISSN: None     EISSN: 24103896     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/condmat1010001     Document Type: Article

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