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Matching Boundary Conditions for a Heterogeneous Atomic Chain |
Xing-Ru Chen, Shu-Yu Liu, Shao-Qiang Tang** |
HEDPS, CAPT and LTCS, Department of Mechanics and Engineering Science, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871
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Cite this article: |
Xing-Ru Chen, Shu-Yu Liu, Shao-Qiang Tang 2016 Chin. Phys. Lett. 33 080201 |
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Abstract We propose accurate boundary treatments for a heterogeneous atomic chain, in terms of matching boundary conditions (MBCs). The main challenge lies in reproducing the physical reflection across the boundary to a correct amount. With reflection coefficients we demonstrate that the accuracy is improved when more atoms are used under the boundary condition. The inclusion of an atom in the embedded sublattice B may considerably enhance the performance. Numerical testing illustrates the effectiveness of the proposed MBCs.
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Received: 02 April 2016
Published: 31 August 2016
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PACS: |
02.70.Ns
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(Molecular dynamics and particle methods)
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31.15.Qg
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68.35.Ja
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(Surface and interface dynamics and vibrations)
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