Generation of Realistic Amorphous Al2O3 And ZrO2 Samples By Hybrid Classical and First-Principle Molecular Dynamics Simulations

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作者
Chagarov, Evgueni A. [1 ]
Kummel, Andrew C. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif San Diego, Dept Chem & Biochem, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA
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SIGE, GE, AND RELATED COMPOUNDS 3: MATERIALS, PROCESSING, AND DEVICES | 2008年 / 16卷 / 10期
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10.1149/1.2986837
中图分类号
O646 [电化学、电解、磁化学];
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081704 ;
摘要
Realistic amorphous samples of a-Al2O3 and a-ZrO2 were generated by a hybrid classical and density functional theory (DFT) "melt and quench" molecular dynamics approach. The generated samples demonstrated good correlation with reference experimental and Simulated properties.
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