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Title:            Molecular Dynamics Study of Al147 Melting
Authors:       Rizal Arifin, Munaji, Sudarno
Abstract:     The melting behavior of a particle in nanometer size attracts many attentions in material science. Many experimental studies of melting transition of sodium cluster, gallium, sodium chloride, and aluminium (Al) cluster have been reported. Al147 cluster is one of the special Al cluster that form icosahedral structures at ground state. We study the structural change of this cluster on various temperatures using molecular dynamics simulation. The melting behavior is investigated using Lindemann index, which represent the amplitude motion of the atoms from its original position. We obtained from the calculation that the melting temperature of Al147 cluster is approximately 700 K.

Keywords:  Melting, Al147 Cluster, Molecular Dynamics Simulation, Lindemann Index
Pages:        005-007

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