Two least squares analyses of bond lengths and bond angles for the joining of carbon nanotubes to graphenes

Carbon

Volumn 45, Issue 15, 2007, Pages 2972-2980

  Baowan, Duangkamon ^a   Cox, Barry J ^a   Hill, James M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGLE MEASUREMENT; BOND LENGTH; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; NEMS; OPTIMIZATION;

BOND ANGLES; ENERGY MINIMISATION; NANOELECTROMECHANICAL GRAPHENE SHEETS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 36549033813     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2007.09.045     Document Type: Article

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