Theoretical study of the formation, evolution, and breaking of gold nanowires

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 69, Issue 11, 2004, Pages

  da Silva, E Z ^a   Novaes, Frederico D ^b   da Silva, Antônio J R ^b   Fazzio, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOLD;

AB INITIO CALCULATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOPARTICLE; SIMULATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 2142811575     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.69.115411     Document Type: Article

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