Sodium diffusion through amorphous silica surfaces: A molecular dynamics study
arXiv:cond-mat/0312279 · doi:10.1063/1.1645511
Abstract
We have studied the diffusion inside the silica network of sodium atoms initially located outside the surfaces of an amorphous silica film. We have focused our attention on structural and dynamical quantities, and we have found that the local environment of the sodium atoms is close to the local environment of the sodium atoms inside bulk sodo-silicate glasses obtained by quench. This is in agreement with recent experimental results.
7 pages, 5 figures; accepted for publication in J. Chem. Phys