Mahladisa, MAAckermann, LNgoepe, PE2007-03-282007-06-072007-03-282007-06-072005-09Mahladisa, MA, Ackermann, L and Ngoepe, PE. 2005. Structural properties of gold clusters at different temperatures. South African Journal of Science, vol. 101, 10 September, pp 471-4740038-2353http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2150http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2150A series of gold clusters consisting of aggregates of from 13 to 147 atoms was studied using the Sutton-Chen type many-body potential in molecular dynamics simulations. The properties of these clusters at temperatures from 10 K to 1000 K were investigated in terms of their energy content and their respective radial distribution functions, to describe their melting behaviour. The larger clusters were deduced to melt over a range of temperatures rather than to undergo a distinctive phase change at a specific temperature as in the bulk material.383516 bytesapplication/pdfenCopyright: 2005 Acad Science South AfricaGold clustersGold melting behaviourEnergy calculationsArticleMahladisa, M., Ackermann, L., & Ngoepe, P. (2005). Structural properties of gold clusters at different temperatures. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2150Mahladisa, MA, L Ackermann, and PE Ngoepe "Structural properties of gold clusters at different temperatures." (2005) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2150Mahladisa M, Ackermann L, Ngoepe P. Structural properties of gold clusters at different temperatures. 2005; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2150.TY - Article AU - Mahladisa, MA AU - Ackermann, L AU - Ngoepe, PE AB - A series of gold clusters consisting of aggregates of from 13 to 147 atoms was studied using the Sutton-Chen type many-body potential in molecular dynamics simulations. The properties of these clusters at temperatures from 10 K to 1000 K were investigated in terms of their energy content and their respective radial distribution functions, to describe their melting behaviour. The larger clusters were deduced to melt over a range of temperatures rather than to undergo a distinctive phase change at a specific temperature as in the bulk material. DA - 2005-09 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Gold clusters KW - Gold melting behaviour KW - Energy calculations LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2005 SM - 0038-2353 T1 - Structural properties of gold clusters at different temperatures TI - Structural properties of gold clusters at different temperatures UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2150 ER -