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Laser Irradiation of Atomic Chains: A Show-Case Study Based on the Density Functional Theory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Anna M. Mazzone  and
Marco Bianconi
Anna M. Mazzone
Affiliation:
[email protected], CNR, IMM sezione di Bologna, Via Gobetti 101, Bologna, 40 129, Italy
Marco Bianconi
Affiliation:
[email protected], CNR, IMM Sezione di Bologna, via Gobetti 101, Bologna, 40129, Italy
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Abstract

This study is motivated by recent applications of short laser pulses to the manipulation of atomic structures at the atomic scale and is based on the Density Functional Theory. The structures considered are linear monoatomic chains, formed by covalent and metallic atoms, and the calculations illustrate their evolution under laser irradiation. The calaculations show that the modification of the chain structure spans from a slight relaxation of the interatomic distances to fragmentation and illustrate the times and energies needed to induce those changes.

Keywords

electronic structurelasersimulation
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Research Article
Information
MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 960: Symposium N – Self Assembly of Nanostructures Aided by Ion- or Photon-Beam Irradiation—Fundamentals and Applications , 2006 , 0960-N09-05
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2007

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