2000/11/28 by Jonathan Doye, Florent Calvo
Physics and Astronomy · #cond-mat #physics.atm-clus
paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevlett.86.3570
published as Phys. Rev. Lett. 86, 3570-3573 (2001) · 5 pages, 3 figures
arxiv created 2000/11/28 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30
We show that the vibrational entropy can play a crucial role in determining the equilibrium structure of clusters by constructing structural phase diagrams showing how the structure depends upon both size and temperature. These phase diagrams are obtained for example rare gas and metal clusters.