Atomic structure prediction of nanostructures, clusters and surfaces /

• Main Author: Ciobanu, Cristian V.
• Other Authors: Wang, Cai-Zhuang, Ho, Kai-Ming
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim, Germany : Wiley-VCH Verlag Gmbh, [2013]
• Subjects: Atomic structure.; Nanostructures.; Nanostructured materials.; Nanotechnology.; SCIENCE > Physics > Quantum Theory.; Festkörper; Kristallstruktur; Zwischenatomare Kraft; Genetischer Algorithmus; Electronic books.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 195 pages)
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9783527655021; 3527655026; 9783527655052; 3527655050
• DOI: 10.1002/9783527655021

This work fills the gap for a comprehensive reference conveying the developments in global optimization of atomic structures using genetic algorithms. Over the last few decades, such algorithms based on mimicking the processes of natural evolution have made their way from computer science disciplines to solid states physics and chemistry, where they have demonstrated their versatility and predictive power for many materials. Following an introduction and historical perspective, the text moves on to provide an in-depth description of the algorithm before describing its applications to crystal s.