Multiscale simulations of carbon nanotube nucleation and growth: Mesoscopic continuum calculations

Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 463-470

  Pannala, S ^a   Wood, R F ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon Diffusion into Nickel; Carbon Nanotubes; Continuum Modeling; Growth Modeling; Multiscale Modeling; Root Growth; Tip Growth

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBE;

ATOMIC PARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DECOMPOSITION; HEAT; MASS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; SIMULATION; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

CARBON; CATALYSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NANOTUBES, CARBON; NICKEL; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 3042711787     PISSN: 15334880     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2004.065     Document Type: Conference Paper

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