Faceted silicon nanotubes: Structure, energetic, and passivation effects

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1234-1238

  Zhao, Mingwen ^a   Zhang, R Q ^b   Xia, Yueyuan ^a   Song, Chen ^a   Lee, S T ^b  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; PASSIVATION; SILICON COMPOUNDS;

DOUBLE WALLED SILICON NANOTUBES (DWSINT); FIRST PRINCIPLES CALCULATIONS; PASSIVATION EFFECTS; SILICON NANOTUBES;

NANOTUBES;

EID: 33847411883     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp066177i     Document Type: Article

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