title: Monte Carlo simulation of nanowires of different metals and two-metal alloys.
abstract: Nanowires of different metals and two-metal alloys have been studied by means of canonical Monte Carlo simulations and the embedded atom method for the interatomic potentials. For nanowires of gold, a relatively stable three-atom-wide chain was observed. The presence of one-atom-wide linear atomic chains is not stable in any case. For two-metal alloy nanowires, the metal with a higher surface energy tends to locate in the inner region of the nanowire.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, Ulm University, D-89069 Ulm, Germany. ceciliagim@gmail.com
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Giménez
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Schmicker
mesh_terms: D000497:Alloys / Q000737:chemistry*; D008670:Metals / Q000737:chemistry*; D009010:Monte Carlo Method; D053770:Nanowires / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000497:Alloys; D008670:Metals