In this work, we present a review of recently achieved progress in the field of soft condensed
matter physics, and in particular on the study of the static properties of solutions or …

Melting of solids is a common phenomenon in nature. It is also one of the most important
phase transformations in materials science and engineering. In recent years, extensive …

Grain boundaries exhibit phase-like behavior in which their structure, chemistry and
properties may change discontinuously at critical values of thermodynamic parameters such …

Based on a recent result showing that the net Coulomb potential in condensed ionic systems
is rather short ranged, an exact and physically transparent method permitting the evaluation …

We review the results of recent molecular-dynamics simulations of the structure and
deformation behavior of nanocrystalline materials, ie, polycrystalline materials with a grain …

Gold and silver clusters with diameters in the nanometer-size range were grown in an inert-
gas beam and deposited on the end of a tungsten field emitter. The field-emission current …

Melting and freezing are very common phenomena in everyday life. This review focusses on
the statistical mechanics of these ubiquitous phase transitions and highlights recent work on …

Using non-equilibrium molecular dynamics simulations in which a temperature gradient is
imposed, we study how the ordering of the liquid at the liquid–solid interface affects the …

Premelting is the localized loss of crystalline order at surfaces and defects at temperatures
below the bulk melting transition. It can be thought of as the nucleation of the melting …

Slow, constant-volume heating of water ice plus methane gas mixtures forms methane
clathrate hydrate by a progressive reaction that occurs at the nascent ice/liquid water …