End cap nucleation of carbon nanotubes

Carbon

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 447-455

  Lair, S L ^a   Herndon, W C ^b   Murr, L E ^a   Quinones, S A ^a  

^a University of Texas at El Paso   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Modeling

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFECTS; GROWTH (MATERIALS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUCLEATION;

COMPUTATIONAL CONSTRUCTION; CONSTRUCTION METHIODOLOGY; GROWTH MECHANISMS; PENTAGONAL RINGS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 27744486944     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2005.08.027     Document Type: Article

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