Clar valence bond representation of π-bonding in carbon nanotubes

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 69, Issue 13, 2004, Pages 4287-4291

  Ormsby, Jason L ^a   King, Benjamin T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BONDS; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY;

DOUBLE BONDS; SINGLE WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (CNT);

CARBON NANOTUBES;

AROMATIC COMPOUND; BENZENE; CARBON NANOTUBE; HYDROGEN; METAL; NANOTUBE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHIRALITY; CLAR AROMATIC SEXTET VALENCE BOND; CONDUCTANCE; COVALENT BOND; ELECTRON; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAGNETISM; MODEL; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 3042786529     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo035589+     Document Type: Article

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