A molecular dynamics study of the nucleation, thermal stability and nanomechanics of carbon nanocones

Nanotechnology

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2007, Pages

  Tsai, Ping Chi ^a   Fang, Te Hua ^a  

^a NATIONAL FORMOSA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOCONES; CONICAL ANGLES; STRUCTURAL STABILITY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOMECHANICS; NUCLEATION; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

CARBON NANOCONE; CARBON NANOTUBE; NANOCONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; MELTING POINT; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; THERMOSTABILITY;

EID: 33947547491     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/18/10/105702     Document Type: Article

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