CAN CLUSTERS BE SUPERHEATED

被引:21
作者
BROUGHTON, J
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[1] Complex Systems Theory Branch, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.67.2990
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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We show that clusters coated with higher-melting-point material can be superheated above their thermodynamic melting point even when the effects of increased internal pressure are included. The work involves molecular-dynamics simulations of Lennard-Jones systems with coatings of differing strength of interaction. Reference is made to full thermodynamic analyses of the one- and two-component phase diagrams. Mechanisms responsible for this enhanced stability are determined.
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页码:2990 / 2993
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