Toward mechanosynthesis of diamondoid structures: II. Quantum-chemical molecular dynamics simulations of mechanosynthesis on an hydrogenated Si(111) surface with STM

Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 43-58

  Herman, A ^a  

^a GDANSK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDROGENATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; QUANTUM THEORY; REACTION KINETICS; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; SILANES; SURFACE STRUCTURE;

MECHANOSYNTHESIS;

SILICON;

EID: 0032600955     PISSN: 09650393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0965-0393/7/1/004     Document Type: Article

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