Ab initio study of small graphitic cones with triangle, square, and pentagon apex

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 121, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 2326-2336

  Compernolle, Steven ^a   Kiran, B ^a   Chibotaru, L F ^a   Nguyen, M T ^a   Ceulemans, Arnout ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; FERMI LEVEL; FULLERENES; GRAPHITE; NANOTUBES; OPTIMIZATION; OSCILLATIONS; QUANTUM THEORY; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY;

CARBON NANOCONES; HIGHEST OCCUPIED MOLECULAR ORBITAL (HOMO); LOCAL DENSITY OF STATES (LDOS); TOPO-COMBINATORIC CLASS;

CONES;

EID: 4043057096     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1757440     Document Type: Article

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