Abstract
The validity of hypermolecular dynamics (hyper-MD) to vacancy diffusion is explored. We have obtained the diffusion constants of a monovacancy up to temperatures as low as 300 K for Al bulk and 160 K for the Al(1 0 0) surface with very large boost factors. The obtained diffusion constants and diffusion barriers are in good agreement with available experimental and theoretical data, which suggest that hypermolecular dynamics with a local bias potential is applicable to vacancy diffusion in real systems.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 151-156 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Computational Materials Science |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2001 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Diffusion
- Hypermolecular dynamics
- Local bias potential