%0 Conference Paper
%A Fraile García, Alberto
%A Cuesta Lopez, Santiago
%A Perlado Martín, José Manuel
%A Caro, Alfredo
%B 38th International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS)
%C Chicago, EEUU
%D 2011
%F upm:11738
%T Li & Pb MD Sinulations
%U https://oa.upm.es/11738/
%X Pb17Li is today a reference breeder material in diverse  fusion R&D programs worldwide. Extracting dynamic  and structural properties of liquid LiPb mixtures via  molecular dynamics simulations, represent a crucial step  for multiscale modeling efforts in order to understand the  suitability of this compound for future Nuclear Fusion  technologies. At present a Li-Pb cross potential is not  available in the literature. Here we present our first  results on the validation of two semi-empirical potentials  for Li and Pb in liquid phase. Our results represent the  establishment of a solid base as a previous but crucial  step to implement a LiPb cross potential. Structural and  thermodynamical analyses confirm that the implemented  potentials for Li and Pb are realistic to simulate both  elements in the liquid phase.