Energetics of silicon nanowires: A molecular dynamics investigation

Physica Status Solidi (A) Applications and Materials Science

Volumn 204, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 951-955

  Menezes, R D ^a   Justo, J F ^a   Assali, L V C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH DIRECTION; INTERATOMIC POTENTIALS; NANOWIRE ENERGY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXPLOSIVES; GROWTH (MATERIALS); MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; SCALING LAWS; SILICON;

NANOWIRES;

EID: 34547226193     PISSN: 18626300     EISSN: 18626319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pssa.200675204     Document Type: Conference Paper

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