Atomic modeling of carbon-based nanostructures as a tool for developing new materials and technologies

CMES - Computer Modeling in Engineering and Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 643-673

  Brenner, D W ^c   Shenderova, O A ^c   Areshkin, D A ^c   Schall, J D ^a   Frankland, S J V ^b  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Composites; Diamond; Hydrogen storage; Molecular dynamics; Nanorod; Nanotube; Simulation; Tight binding

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042463699     PISSN: 15261492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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