  Using different Skyrme interactions, we have carried out a comparative
analysis of fusion barriers for a wide range of interacting nuclei in the
framework of semiclassical Skyrme energy density formalism. The results of our
calculations reveal that SVI, SII, and SIII Skyrme forces are able to reproduce
the empirical values of barrier heights with higher accuracy than the other
considered forces in this formalism. It is also shown that the calculated
nucleus-nucleus potentials derived from such Skyrme interactions are able to
explain the fusion cross sections at energies near and above the barrier.
