Isolation and structure of higher diamondoids, nanometer-sized diamond molecules

Science

Volumn 299, Issue 5603, 2003, Pages 96-99

  Dahl, J E ^a   Liu, S G ^a   Carlson, R M K ^a  

^a CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; RIGIDITY; SINGLE CRYSTALS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; X RAY ANALYSIS;

DIAMONDOIDS;

DIAMONDS;

ADAMANTANE; CARBON; DIAMOND; PETROLEUM;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIAMOND; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; THERMAL STRUCTURE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHIRALITY; CRYSTALLIZATION; DERIVATIZATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; ION PAIR CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; STRENGTH; THERMOSTABILITY; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

EID: 0037414845     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1078239     Document Type: Article

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