A nonorthogonal tight-binding model for hydrocarbon molecules and nanostructures

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 703-709

  Zhao, J ^a   Guo, X ^a   Wen, B ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Binding energy; Carbon nanostructures; Hydrocarbon; Tight binding

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BINDING ENERGY; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; HYDROCARBONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

CARBON NANOSTRUCTURES; TIGHT-BINDING;

MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

EID: 34548132040     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: 10290435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927020701203706     Document Type: Article

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