Evaluation of interactions between functionalised multi-walled carbon nanotubes and ligand-stabilised gold nanoparticles using surface element integration

Journal of Computer-Aided Materials Design

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 151-165

  Stolarczyk, Jacek K ^a   Sainsbury, Toby ^a   Fitzmaurice, Donald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube; Nanoparticle; Surface element integration

Indexed keywords

GOLD; LIGANDS; SELF ASSEMBLY; VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

SURFACE ELEMENT INTEGRATION (SEI); TETRAOCTYLAMMONIUM BROMIDE (TOAB);

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 33947226949     PISSN: 09281045     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10820-006-9027-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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