The eight classes of positive-curvature graphitic nanocones

Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 307-320

  Klein, Douglas J ^a   Balaban, Alexandru T ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CODES (SYMBOLS); GEOMETRY; GRAPHITE; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS;

CLASS IDENTIFICATION; HEXAGONAL RINGS; NANOCONES;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 33244490088     PISSN: 15499596     EISSN: 1549960X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ci0503356     Document Type: Conference Paper

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