Bonding behavior and thermal stability of C 54Si 6: A first-principles molecular dynamics study

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 122, Issue 8, 2005, Pages

  Matsubara, M ^a   Massobrio, C ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE ET CHIMIE DES MATÉRIAUX DE STRASBOURG   (France)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOND VARIATIONS; CONFIGURATIONAL SPACES; HETEROFULLERENES; SUBNETWORKS;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CHARGE TRANSFER; CHEMICAL BONDS; ISOMERS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; TOPOLOGY;

FULLERENES;

EID: 22944442948     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1844315     Document Type: Article

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