Synergistic erosion process of hydrocarbon films: A molecular dynamics study

New Journal of Physics

Volumn 10, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Maya, P N ^a   Von Toussaint, U ^b   Hopf, C ^b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR PLASMA RESEARCH   (India)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR PLASMAPHYSIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGON; ATOMIC PHYSICS; CARBON; CHARGED PARTICLES; DYNAMICS; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTRONS; ENERGY RESOURCES; EROSION; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN BONDS; IMPACT IONIZATION; INERT GASES; ION BOMBARDMENT; IONS; MECHANICS; MECHANISMS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MOLECULES; NONMETALS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHOTOACOUSTIC EFFECT; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; RHENIUM; SOIL MECHANICS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACES;

(1 1 0) SURFACE; ARGON IONS; ATOMIC LAYERS; BROKEN BONDS; C C BONDS; CARBON ATOMS; CARBON EROSION; EROSION PROCESSES; GENERIC MECHANISM; HYDROCARBON FILMS; HYDROGEN ATOMS; ION IMPACT; KINETIC (POLYM.); MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS (MDS); PHYSICAL SPUTTERING; SCREENING EFFECTS; STERIC EFFECTS; SURFACE EROSION;

ATOMS;

EID: 45749120771     PISSN: 13672630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/10/2/023002     Document Type: Article

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