journal article·2009-10Open access

A Semi-Empirical Atomistic Approach in Materials Research

Byeong-Joo Lee

Abstract

With developments of semi-empirical interatomic potentials for realistic materials systems, atomistic approaches to a wide range of bulk and nanostructured materials become more and more feasible. This article outlines a recently developed semi-empirical interatomic potential model, the second nearest-neighbor modified embedded-atom method that shows a strong applicability to multicomponent systems. It is shown that the interatomic potentials can well reproduce fundamental physical properties of representative materials systems. Examples are used to illustrate the applications of the atomistic approach to calculation of fundamental physical properties of both nano and bulk structural materials such as thermodynamic, elastic, interface, and defect properties necessary to understand the materials behavior and to serve as input to larger-scale simulations.
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