Diffusion of Ag dimer on Cu (110) by dissociation-reassociation and concerted jump processes

Activation barriers; Cu(1 1 0); Dynamic potential; Embedded-atom method; Jump process; Many-body potentials; Molecular dynamics simulations; Semi-empirical; Binding energy; Copper; Dimers; Markov processes; Molecular dynamics; Surface diffusion; Transparent optical networks; Dissociation

Abstract :

[en] In this work we investigate the diffusion of Ag dimer on Cu(110) surface by molecular dynamics simulation based on semi-empirical many-body potentials derived from the embedded atom method. The dissociation-reassociation process is predicted to be dominant in static regime and this is confirmed by the dynamic investigation. A good agreement is found between static activation barrier and dynamic potential barrier. © 2012 IEEE.

Disciplines :

Materials science & engineering

Author, co-author :

Sbiaai, K.; Laboratoire de la Physique de la Matière Condensée, Université Chouaïb Doukkali, Morocco, Laboratoire de la Physique de la Matiere Condensee, Universite de Liege, Belgium

Boughaleb, Y.; Laboratoire de la Physique de la Matière Condensée, Université Chouaïb Doukkali, Morocco, Hassan II Academy of Sciences and Techniques, Morocco

Raty, Jean-Yves ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de physique > Physique de la matière condensée

Hajjaji, A.; Ecole Nationale des Sciences Appliquées (ENSAJ), Université Chouaïb Doukkali, Morocco

Arabaoui, A.; Laboratoire de la Physique de la Matière Condensée, Université Chouaïb Doukkali, Morocco

Kara, A.; Department of Physics, University of Central Florida, United States

Sahraoui, B.; LUNAM Université, Université d'Angers, Laboratoire MOLTECH-Anjou, 2 bd Lavoisier, 49045 Angers cedex, France

Language :

English

Title :

Diffusion of Ag dimer on Cu (110) by dissociation-reassociation and concerted jump processes

Publication date :

2012

Event name :

14th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, ICTON 2012

Event date :

2 July 2012 through 5 July 2012

Audience :

International

Journal title :

International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks

ISSN :

2162-7339

Peer reviewed :

Peer reviewed

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