Size and composition dependence of the frozen structures in Co-based bimetallic clusters |
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Authors: | Guojian LiQiang Wang Yongze CaoJiaojiao Du Jicheng He |
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Affiliation: | Key Laboratory of Electromagnetic Processing of Materials (Ministry of Education), Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China |
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Abstract: | This Letter studies the size-dependent freezing of Co, Co-Ni, and Co-Cu clusters by using molecular dynamics with embedded atom method. Size effect occurs in these three types of clusters. The clusters with large sizes always freeze to form their bulk-like structures. However, the frozen structures for small sizes are generally related to their compositions. The icosahedral clusters are formed for Co clusters (for ?3.2 nm diameter) and also for Co-Ni clusters but at a larger size range (for ?4.08 nm). Upon the Co-Cu clusters, decahedral structure is obtained for small size (for 2.47 nm). The released energy induced the structural transformation plays a key role in the frozen structures. These results indicate that the preformed clusters with special structures can be tuned by controlling their compositions and sizes. |
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Keywords: | Bimetallic cluster Freezing Molecular dynamics |
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