STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS OF BINARY CLUSTERS

被引:31
作者
CLARKE, AS
KAPRAL, R
MOORE, B
PATEY, G
WU, XG
机构
[1] EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIV,DEPT CHEM,CHENEY,WA 99004
[2] UNIV TORONTO,DEPT CHEM,CHEM PHYS THEORY GRP,TORONTO M5S 1A1,ONTARIO,CANADA
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.70.3283
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
Phase separation dynamics and structural properties of binary liquid clusters with linear dimensions in the nanometer range are investigated. The demixing process proceeds through incipient domain formation and coarsening processes. Strong density correlations are shown to exist within the resulting phase-separated clusters. The results of this study show that cluster binary mixtures display interesting two-phase phenomena which differ from their bulk-phase analogs.
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页码:3283 / 3286
页数:4
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