Atoms in nanotubes: Small dimensions and variable dimensionality

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 67, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1170-1176

  Stan, George ^a   Gatica, Silvina M ^a,b   Boninsegni, Massimo ^c   Curtarolo, Stefano ^a,d   Cole, Milton W ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

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EID: 0033269076     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.19103     Document Type: Article

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