The diffusion of particles on surfaces subjected to a thermal gradient driven by phonons is numerically and theoretically investigated. Performing molecular dynamics (MD) …
A Roux, N Combe - Computational Materials Science, 2025 - Elsevier
Using molecular dynamic (MD) simulations, we study the thermomigration of small clusters consisting of 2, 3 or 4 atoms on a crystalline surface. After evidencing the thermomigration …