Self diffusion of argon in flexible, single wall, carbon nanotubes

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 385-389

  Marmier, A ^a   Spohr, H ^a   Cooke, D J ^a   Kerisit, S ^a   Brodholt, J P ^b   Wilson, P B ^b   Parker, S C ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Argon; Diffusion coefficient; Equilibrium molecular dynamics (EMD); Helicity; Nanotubes; Self diffusivity

Indexed keywords

ARGON; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; ERROR ANALYSIS; GRAPHITE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PERSONAL COMPUTERS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

EQUILIBRIUM MOLECULAR DYNAMICS (EMD); HELICITY; SELF-DIFFUSIVITY; SINGLE WALL CARBON NANOTUBES (SWNT);

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 20544447189     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927020500066338     Document Type: Article

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