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Molecular dynamics simulation of manipulation of metallic nanoclusters on stepped surfaces

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Central European Journal of Physics

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Molecular dynamics simulations are carried out to investigate the manipulation of metallic clusters on stepped surfaces. Five surface forms are considered in the simulations. The system parts are made of pure transition metals and Sutton-Chen many-body potential is used as interatomic potential. The conditions which are subjected to change in the tests include: materials used for particles and substrate, and surface step conditions. In addition to qualitative observations, two criteria which represent the particle deformation and substrate abrasion are utilized as evaluation tools and are computed for each case. Simulation results show the effect of the aforementioned working conditions on the particle behavior as well as changes in the pushing forces. Obtaining this sort of knowledge is highly beneficial for further experiments in order to be able to plan the conditions and routines which guarantee better success in the manipulation process.

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  1. Institute for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (INST), Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

    Seyed Hanif Mahboobi & Ali Meghdari

  2. Center of Excellence in Design, Robotics and Automation (CEDRA), School of Mechanical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

    Ali Meghdari & Farshid Amiri

  3. Piezoactive Systems Laboratory, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, USA

    Nader Jalili

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Mahboobi, S.H., Meghdari, A., Jalili, N. et al. Molecular dynamics simulation of manipulation of metallic nanoclusters on stepped surfaces. centr.eur.j.phys. 9, 454–465 (2011). https://doi.org/10.2478/s11534-010-0070-4

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