Design and analysis of a molecular tool for carbon transfer in mechanosynthesis

Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 45-55

  Allis, Damian G ^a   Drexler, K Eric ^b  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Foresight Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Diamond; Graphene; Graphite; Mechanosynthesis; Molecular manufacturing; Nanotechnology; Nanotube; Productive nanosystems; Quantum chemistry

Indexed keywords

BINDING ENERGY; CARBON; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DIAMONDS; GRAPHITE; HYDROCARBONS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NANOTUBES; OPTIMIZATION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; RELIABILITY;

GRAPHENE; MECHANOSYNTHESIS; MOLECULAR MANUFACTURING; PRODUCTIVE NANOSYSTEMS; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY;

NANOTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 20444412262     PISSN: 15461955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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