Defect configurations in a two-dimensional classical Wigner crystal
- 1 August 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review B
- Vol. 44 (5) , 2356-2357
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.44.2356
Abstract
We have calculated using a Monte Carlo algorithm, the configuration and energy of vacancies in a classical two-dimensional Wigner crystal. We find, for our 224-electron system, that asymmetric vacancies have the lowest energies.Keywords
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