Application of molecular dynamics simulations for structural studies of carbon nanotubes

Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 4-5, 2007, Pages 1505-1511

  Brodka A ^a   Koloczek J ^a   Burian, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Molecular dynamics; Structure; X Ray and neutron diffraction

Indexed keywords

CARBON POTENTIAL; CARBON RINGS; CARTESIAN CO ORDINATES; DEBYE WALLER (DW) FACTOR; ENERGY RELAXATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; LAYER SPACINGS; LENNARD-JONES (LJ); MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS (MDS); RADIAL DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION (RDF); REACTIVE EMPIRICAL BOND ORDER (REBO) POTENTIAL; STRUCTURAL STUDIES; STRUCTURE FACTOR (SF); STRUCTURE FEATURES; X RAY DIFFRACTION (XRD);

CARBON; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; DYNAMICS; LEAD; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOLECULES; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOFLUIDICS; NANOPORES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NANOTUBES; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

CARBON NANOTUBE; NANOTUBE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; HEAT; METHODOLOGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NEUTRON DIFFRACTION; STATISTICAL MODEL; TEMPERATURE; X RAY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; HEAT; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NANOTUBES; NANOTUBES, CARBON; NEUTRON DIFFRACTION; TEMPERATURE; X-RAY DIFFRACTION; X-RAYS;

EID: 34447508331     PISSN: 15334880     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2007.333     Document Type: Article

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