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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 February 2011
A formalism for obtaining the zero-temperature structure of mono-component solids by simulated quenching in the grand-canonical ensemble is outlined. The structure of a high-angle twist grain boundary on the (110) plane of an fee metal is investigated. The lowest energy structure is found to have a density approximately 20% higher than the structure obtained from canonical-ensemble energy-minimization.