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Molecular Dynamics Simulations of the Impact of Energetic Cu Clusters on Cu and Ni Substrates

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2011

Horngming Hsieh
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1304 West Green Street, Urbana, Illinois 61801
R.S. Averback
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1304 West Green Street, Urbana, Illinois 61801
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Abstract

The interaction between energetic clusters of atoms and solid surfaces has been investigated by molecular-dynamics computer simulation. In this model, the impact of Cu clusters containing 4, 13 or 92 atoms and energies of 326 eV with Cu or Ni substrates is investigated. Either embedded-atom-method (EAM) potentials or a combination of Moliere and EAM potentials were employed for the calculations. The simulations reveal that different physical processes occur depending on cluster size and energy, and the cohesive properties of the substrate.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1991

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