Homogeneous and heterogeneous nucleation of Lennard-Jones liquids
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Homogeneous and heterogeneous nucleation of Lennard-Jones liquids.
The homogeneous and heterogeneous nucleation of a Lennard-Jones liquid is investigated using the umbrella sampling method. The free energy cost of forming a nucleating droplet is determined as a function of the quench depth, and the saddle point nature of the droplets is verified using an intervention technique. The structure and symmetry of the nucleating droplets are found for a range of temp...
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عنوان ژورنال: Physical Review E
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1539-3755,1550-2376
DOI: 10.1103/physreve.76.031604