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Structure analysis methods for crystalline solids and supercooled liquids.

Da-Qi Yu1, Min Chen, Xiu-Jun Han

  • 1Department of Engineering Mechanics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, People's Republic of China.

Physical Review. E, Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
|December 31, 2005
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This study evaluates atomic structure analysis methods. The improved Voronoi method robustly analyzes crystalline solids and supercooled liquids, outperforming other techniques.

Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Computational Physics
  • Crystallography

Background:

  • Accurate analysis of atomic structures is crucial for understanding material properties.
  • Existing methods for analyzing atomic structures have limitations in complex environments.
  • Simulations of crystalline solids and supercooled liquids require robust analytical tools.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the performance of three common atomic structure analysis methods.
  • To identify the most reliable method for analyzing crystalline solids and supercooled liquids.
  • To improve existing methods for enhanced accuracy and robustness.

Main Methods:

  • Simulation of crystalline solids and supercooled liquids.
  • Application and evaluation of the local order parameter approach (Volkov).

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  • Application and evaluation of the pair analysis method.
  • Improvement and application of the Voronoi analysis method (Brostow).

    • Main Results:

    • The local order parameter approach fails in perturbed body-centered-cubic environments.
    • The pair analysis method shows approximate behavior dependent on neighborhood definition.
    • The improved Voronoi analysis method demonstrates robustness across face-centered-cubic, body-centered-cubic, and hexagonal close-packed structures.
    • Consistent results were obtained when applying pair analysis and improved Voronoi methods to supercooled liquids.

    Conclusions:

    • The improved Voronoi analysis method is a robust and reliable technique for atomic structure analysis.
    • The Voronoi method, when refined, effectively eliminates errors from thermal vibrations and rounding.
    • Both improved Voronoi and pair analysis methods accurately detect microstructure evolution in supercooled liquids.