Interaction potential for aluminum nitride: A molecular dynamics study of mechanical and thermal properties of crystalline and amorphous aluminum nitride

Vashishta, Priya; Kalia, Rajiv K.; Nakano, Aiichiro; Rino, José Pedro

doi:10.1063/1.3525983

Title: Interaction potential for aluminum nitride: A molecular dynamics study of mechanical and thermal properties of crystalline and amorphous aluminum nitride

Journal Article · Tue Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2011 · Journal of Applied Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3525983· OSTI ID:1380637

Vashishta, Priya ^[1]; Kalia, Rajiv K. ^[1]; Nakano, Aiichiro ^[1]; Rino, José Pedro ^[2]

Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Department of Physics and Astronomy, and Department of Computer Science, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089-0242, USA
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Department of Physics and Astronomy, and Department of Computer Science, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089-0242, USA; Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, SP 13565-905, Brazil

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Research Organization:: Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Energy Nanoscience (CEN)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Contributing Organization:: Collaboratory for Advanced Computing and Simulations

DOE Contract Number:: SC0001013

OSTI ID:: 1380637

Journal Information:: Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 109, Issue 3; Related Information: CEN partners with University of Southern California (lead); University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; University of Michigan; University of Virginia; ISSN 0021-8979

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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