Size dependence of the equation of state for Ne nanoclusters from an effective two-body potential via molecular dynamics simulations

RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (15) ◽  
pp. 11297-11308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamed Akbarzadeh ◽  
Mohsen Abbaspour

In this paper we have extended the equation of state (EoS) in terms of particle size for Ne nanoclusters using an effective two-body Hartree–Fock dispersion (HFD)-like potential by molecular dynamics simulations.

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (8) ◽  
pp. 4626-4631 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gang Zhao ◽  
Shuyi Shi ◽  
Huijuan Xie ◽  
Qiushuang Xu ◽  
Mingcui Ding ◽  
...  

By ab initio molecular dynamics simulations, the newly developed SCAN meta-GGA functional is proved better than the widely used PBE-GGA functional in describing the equation of state of water.


1989 ◽  
Vol 157 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Kitabatake ◽  
P. Fons ◽  
J. E. Greene

ABSTRACTMolecular dynamics simulations, utilizing the Tersoff many-body potential, were used to investigate the effects of 10 eV Si atom bombardment of a (001)2×1 terminated Si lattice. The irradiation events were initiated at an array of points in the primitive surface unit cell. Each event was followed to determine kinetic energy redistribution in the lattice as a function of time, projectile and lattice atom trajectories, and the nature, number, and depth of residual defects. Dimer breaking, epitaxial growth, position exchange, and the formation of residual hexagonal and split interstitials were observed. There were no residual vacancies. Impact points leading to each of the above results clustered in distinctly different regions of the surface unit cell. Bulk interstitials were annealed out over time scales corresponding to monolayer deposition during Si MBE.


2018 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 2265-2276 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dieter Vollath ◽  
Franz Dieter Fischer ◽  
David Holec

The surface energy, particularly for nanoparticles, is one of the most important quantities in understanding the thermodynamics of particles. Therefore, it is astonishing that there is still great uncertainty about its value. The uncertainty increases if one questions its dependence on particle size. Different approaches, such as classical thermodynamics calculations, molecular dynamics simulations, and ab initio calculations, exist to predict this quantity. Generally, considerations based on classical thermodynamics lead to the prediction of decreasing values of the surface energy with decreasing particle size. This phenomenon is caused by the reduced number of next neighbors of surface atoms with decreasing particle size, a phenomenon that is partly compensated by the reduction of the binding energy between the atoms with decreasing particle size. Furthermore, this compensating effect may be expected by the formation of a disordered or quasi-liquid layer at the surface. The atomistic approach, based either on molecular dynamics simulations or ab initio calculations, generally leads to values with an opposite tendency. However, it is shown that this result is based on an insufficient definition of the particle size. A more realistic definition of the particle size is possible only by a detailed analysis of the electronic structure obtained from initio calculations. Except for minor variations caused by changes in the structure, only a minor dependence of the surface energy on the particle size is found. The main conclusion of this work is that surface energy values for the equivalent bulk materials should be used if detailed data for nanoparticles are not available.


1990 ◽  
Vol 206 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.C. Mowrey ◽  
D.W. Brenner ◽  
B.I. Dunlap ◽  
J.W. Mintmire ◽  
C.T. White

ABSTRACTWe have performed molecular dynamics simulations using a recently developed empirical many-body potential energy function to study the collision of the C60 isomer buckmin-sterfullerene with a hydrogen-terminated diamond surface. The simulations indicate that the cluster can react with the surface and has a larger probability of gaining atoms from the surface than of losing atoms to the surface. We have investigated the dependence of the reaction probability on the initial center-of-mass translational velocity of the cluster. The structures and energy distributions of the product clusters have been determined. Both inelastically and reactively scattered clusters have large amounts of internal energy which suggests that gas-phase dissociation is likely.


2002 ◽  
Vol 41 (Part 1, No. 7A) ◽  
pp. 4503-4508 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ling Ti Kong ◽  
Xin Yu Li ◽  
Wen Sheng Lai ◽  
Jian Bo Liu ◽  
Bai Xin Liu

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