FIRST-PRINCIPLE-CONSTANT PRESSURE MOLECULAR DYNAMICS

Abstract We present a new method for first-principles numerical simulation of solid-solid phase transformation. The method is applied to the study of pressure induced transformations in silicon and carbon.

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