Journal of Surface Investigation. X_ray, Synchrotron and Neutron Techniques, 2012, Vol. 6, No. 4, pp. 623–630. Original Russian Text © A.E. Galashev, 2012, published in Poverkhnost’. Rentgenovskie, Sinkhrotronnye i Neitronnye Issledovaniya, 2012, No. 7, pp. 80–88.

 Physical Properties of Silver-Coated Silica Clusters: A Computer Experiment

A. E. Galashev

Abstract—The effect on the physical properties of a silica cluster after silver coating has been studied by the molecular dynamics method. It has been established that silver atoms make a spherelike cluster shape, increase mechanical stability and give a stable positive value of the surface tension. They increase the number of electrons able to interact with the electromagnetic field, and, hence, enhance the efficiency of thermal radiation transfer by clusters.

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