Inverse melting in a two-dimensional off-lattice model.
J Chem Phys
; 140(14): 144505, 2014 Apr 14.
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ABSTRACT
We carry out computer simulations of a simple, two-dimensional off-lattice model that exhibits inverse melting. The monodisperse system comprises core-softened disks interacting through a repulsive square shoulder located inside an attractive square well. By systematically varying the potential parameters, we increase the pressure range over which the liquid freezes to a crystal upon isobaric heating. The effect is largely controlled by the extent of the shoulder. Despite occurring in two dimensions, the melting transition is first order and to a liquid, rather than to a hexatic or quasicrystal phase. We also provide comment on a commonly employed correlation function used to determine the degree of translational ordering in a system.
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J Chem Phys
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2014
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Canadá