Theoretical analysis of diamond mechanosynthesis. Part I. stability of C2 mediated growth of nanocrystalline diamond C(110) surface

Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 62-70

  Peng, Jingping ^a   Freitas Jr , Robert A ^a   Merkle, Ralph C ^a  

^a ZYVEX CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylene; Carbon; CVD; Density Functional Theory; Diamond; Dicarbon; Dimer; Mechanosynthesis; Nanotechnology; Positional Control; VASP

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; DIMERS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; POSITION CONTROL; POTENTIAL ENERGY; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY (DFT); DICARBON; MECHANOSYNTHESIS; VSP;

DIAMONDS;

EID: 20444409592     PISSN: 15461955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jctn.2004.007     Document Type: Article

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