Research 4: K Steenbergen

1. Modelling superheating of small Ga and Al clusters 10  m Krista G. Steenbergen Nicola Gaston, Dmitri Schebarchov, Shaun C. Hendy

3. Melting of Small Particles A. A. Shvartsburg, M. F. Jarrold. PRL 85 , 2530 (2000) Ph. Buffat, J.-P. Borel, PRA 13 , 2287 (1976) T m  1/R

4. Small Al and Ga clusters G.A. Breaux et al, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 126 , 8628-9 (2004) C. M. Neal, A. K. Starce, M. F. Jarrold, PRB 76 , 054113 (2007)

5. Bulk gallium

6. Bulk gallium E. Voloshina, K. Rosciszewski and B. Paulus, Phys. Rev. B 79 , 045113 (2009) S.C. Hendy and N. Gaston, Superheating in Nanoparticles, The Handbook of Nanophysics (2010)

11. Multiple Histogram Specific Heats

12. Cluster Melting Curve – Ga 20 Ga 20 Ga 20 + S. Krishnamurty et al. . PRB 73 , 045406 (2006)

13. Cluster Melting Curves – Ga 20 + Ga 20 + , less accurate potential than Ga 20 Ga 20 + S. Krishnamurty et al. . PRB 73 , 045406 (2006)

14. Cluster Melting Curves – Al 20 C. M. Neal et al. . PRB 76 , 054113 (2007) 0 K 600 K 1200 K Al 20 Al 20 +

15. Cluster Melting Curves

16. Cluster Melting Curve – Ga 33 Ga 33 Ga 33 + G.A. Breaux et al, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 126 , 8628-9 (2004)

18. Structural Analysis Ga 20 , 600 K Ga 20 , 1150 K