Simple model for the phase coexistence and electrical conductivity of alkali fluids
Condensed Matter
2009-10-22 v1
Abstract
We report the first theoretical model for the alkali fluids which yields a liquid-vapor phase coexistence with the experimentally observed features and electrical conductivity estimates which are also in accord with observations. We have carried out a Monte Carlo simulation for a lattice gas model which allows an integrated study of the structural, thermodynamic, and electronic properties of metal-atom fluids. Although such a technique is applicable to both metallic and nonmetallic fluids, non-additive interactions due to valence electron delocalization are a crucial feature of the present model.
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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9403067,
title = {Simple model for the phase coexistence and electrical conductivity of alkali fluids},
author = {P. Tarazona and E. Chacon and J. P. Hernandez},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9403067},
year = {2009}
}
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RevTex, 11 pages, 2 ps figure files appended, submitted to PRL