Energetics and diffusion of point defects in Au/Ag metals: A molecular dynamics study

Liu Zhi-Yong, He Bin, Qu Xin, Niu Li-Bo, Li Ru-Song^†, Wang Fei^‡

Schematic diagrams for interstitial atom diffusing into neighboring sites: (a) octahedral interstitial site in fcc Au and (b) tetrahedral interstitial site in fcc Au metal.