Monte Carlo simulation of linear aggregate formation from CdTe nanoparticles

Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 389-399

  Sinyagin, A ^a   Belov, A ^a,b   Kotov, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b KARPOV INSTITUTE OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SELF ASSEMBLY; SEMICONDUCTING CADMIUM TELLURIDE;

DIPOLE MOMENTS; INTERPARTICLE FORCES; NANOWIRES (NW); ORGANIC STABILIZERS;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 24144492085     PISSN: 09650393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0965-0393/13/3/008     Document Type: Article

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