Solid/solid phase transitions in confined thin films: A zero temperature approach

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 122, Issue 9, 2005, Pages

  Bock, H ^a   Gubbins, K E ^a   Ayappa, K G ^b  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; GRAPHITE SURFACE; SOLID PHASE TRANSITION; ZERO TEMPERATURE;

GRAPHITE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SOLVENTS; THERMAL EFFECTS; THIN FILMS;

PHASE TRANSITIONS;

EID: 22944448035     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1856921     Document Type: Article

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