Published December 1994 | Version v1
Journal article

An empirical many-body potential energy function constructed from pair-interactions

Creators

  • 1. Dept. of Physics, Middle East Technical Univ., Ankara (Turkey)

Description

A new empirical potential energy function (PEF) is proposed, which is formed from pair-interactions only, and containes the many-body contributions. The PEF satisfies bulk cohesive energy and bulk stability condition. The PEF is parameterized for copper, silver, and gold elements in fcc crystal structure. The elastic constants C11 and C12 and the bulk modulus of the elements are calculated, and the structural stability and energetics of microclusters containing 3 to 7 atoms of the same elements are investigated. (orig.)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Zeitschrift fuer Physik. D, Atoms, Molecules and Clusters
Journal Volume
32
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 257-260.
ISSN
0178-7683
CODEN
ZDACE2