RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Structural, dynamic, and electronic properties of liquid tin: An ab initio molecular dynamics study A1 Calderín, Lázaro A1 González Fernández, David José A1 González Tesedo, Luis Enrique A1 López Rodríguez, José Manuel K1 Dinámica molecular AB We report on a study of several structural, dynamic, and electronic properties of liquid Sn at a thermodynamic state close to the triple point (573 K) and another one at a higher temperature (1273 K). This study has been performed by ab initio molecular dynamics simulations using 205 atoms and around 20 ps of simulation time. The calculated static structures show a good agreement with the available experimental data. The dynamic structure factors fairly agree with their experimental counterparts obtained by inelastic x-ray scattering experiments, which display inelastic side peaks. The calculated dispersion relations exhibit a positive dispersion, although not so marked as suggested by the experiment; moreover, its slope at the long-wavelength limit compares favorably with the experimental sound velocity. Electron densities near selected triplets of atoms are similar to those appearing in the solid phases, but these features have an extremely short lifetime, so they should not be considered as solid remnants in the melt. PB American Institute of Physics YR 2008 FD 2008 LK http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/2522 UL http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/2522 LA eng NO Journal of Chemical Physics, v. 129, n. 19, (2008), p. 1-12 NO Producción Científica DS UVaDOC RD 03-may-2024