TITLE
SIZE DEPENDENCE ON MELTING OF COPPER NANOPARTICLES VIA MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION
AUTHOR(S)
Cem Canan1*, Murat Çeltek2
ABSTRACT
In the last decay, increasing use of metallic nanoparticles (NPs) in nanotechnology have received great attention. Due to their strong surface and size effects, copper (Cu) NPs exhibits physical and more stable chemical properties such as thermal and electrical conductivity, mechanical strength compared to bulk Cu. Physical and chemical behavior of Cu NPs is important in design of nanoscale materials and devices. In this study, the melting behavior of Cu nanoparticles was investigated using classical molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. The atomic interactions were described by the embedded atom method (EAM) potential. We calculated the potential energy, pair distribution function, and diffusion coefficient of the systems to examine the size, temperature and melting process. From the simulation results, the melting temperature of Cu NPs decreases with decreasing particle size. However, the structural and dynamic properties are also dependent on particle size and temperature.
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How to cite this article:
Cem Canan1*, Murat Çeltek2, SIZE DEPENDENCE ON MELTING OF COPPER NANOPARTICLES VIA MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION, UNITECH – SELECTED PAPERS - 2025