Large-scale molecular dynamics study of montmorillonite clay: Emergence of undulatory fluctuations and determination of material properties

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 111, Issue 23, 2007, Pages 8248-8259

  Suter, James L ^a   Coveney, Peter V ^a   Greenwell, H Chris ^a,b   Thyveetil, Mary Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC MODULI; GRID COMPUTING; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

ATOMISTIC SIMULATIONS; MATERIAL PROPERTIES; MONTMORILLONITE CLAY; REALISTIC CLAY PLATELET; THERMAL BENDING FLUCTUATIONS;

CLAY MINERALS;

EID: 34347396004     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp070294b     Document Type: Article

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