Ultra strong polymer fibers: Ab initio calculations on polyethylene

Computational Materials Science

Volumn 10, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 180-183

  Hageman, J C L ^a   De Groot, R A ^a   Meier, Robert J ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b DSM RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Carr Parrinello; Electronic properties; Mechanical properties; Polyethylene

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; ELASTIC MODULI; ELECTRONIC DENSITY OF STATES; QUANTUM THEORY;

CAR-PARRINELLO TECHNIQUE; ULTRA STRONG POLYMER FIBERS;

POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 0031998752     PISSN: 09270256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0927-0256(97)00094-3     Document Type: Article

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