Mutual orientation of two C 60 molecules: An ab initio study

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 122, Issue 9, 2005, Pages

  Tournus, Florent ^a,b   Charlier, Jean Christophe ^a,b   Mélinon, Patrice ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; FULLERITES; MUTUAL ORIENTATION; ORIENTATIONAL DEPENDENCE;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BINDING ENERGY; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; HEAT TREATMENT; HYDROGEN BONDS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION;

FULLERENES;

EID: 22944441923     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1855884     Document Type: Article

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