Melting of binary mixtures

Abstract

The melting process of two-dimensional binary mixtures is studied using the Langevin simulation method. The melting point of each component in a binary mixture is determined by the local relative interparticle distance fluctuation method. The results show that, compared with the monodisperse system, the components of the binary mixture exhibit a multi-step melting characteristic. Further, the melting process of binary mixtures is found to depend on the mixing ratio and charge ratio. It is shown that particle hopping motion plays a key role in understanding melting in binary mixtures.