Molecular Dynamics Studies on Structure and Characteristics of Silver Clusters

• DOI: 10.1088/1674-0068/14/3/281-285
• Publication Date: 2001-01-01
• Authors: Jicheng Zhou; Hongbo He; Yibing Li
• Keywords: Energetics; Cluster size

Structure and energetics of silver clusters, AgN(N=3141), have been studied bmolecular-dynamics simulation. A model many-body dual potential function has used in our simulations. Stable structures microclusters with sizesN=313 the clusters generated from FCC crystal structure sizesN=13141 determined by molecular-dynamics It found that three dimemsinal spherical cluster appears forN=13 141. The caculation average binding energy performed relationship plot between sizes also given. As size increases calculated approachs bulk cohesive energy.