Continuum modelling for carbon and boron nitride nanostructures

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 19, Issue 40, 2007, Pages

  Thamwattana, Ngamta ^a   Hill, James M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORON NITRIDE; CARBON INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOLID STATE OSCILLATORS;

CARBON NANOSTRUCTURES; FULLERENE-NANOTUBE OSCILLATOR INTERACTIONS; GIGAHERTZ FREQUENCY OSCILLATION; LENNARD-JONES POTENTIAL;

NANOSTRUCTURES;

EID: 34648814118     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: 1361648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/19/40/406209     Document Type: Article

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