Physics

Structure of heated metal clusters during its preparation

A. G. Vorontsov

South Ural State University

Abstract: Computer simulation study of non-equilibrium metal clusters are performed. It is found that cluster contains three layers: core layer, gas-like outer layer and intermediate well ordered layer. The changes of the layers with cluster size and its internal energy are discussed.

Keywords: structure of metal clusters; condensation; molecular dynamics.

UDC: 538.91+544.77.022.823

Received: 22.09.2013