The carbon allotrope hexagonite and its potential synthesis from cold compression of carbon nanotubes

Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 775-781

  Bucknum, M J ^a   Castro, E A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES FISICOQUÍMICAS TEÓRICAS Y APLICADAS INIFTA   (Argentina)

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EID: 33845275865     PISSN: 15499618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ct060003n     Document Type: Article

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