Atomic-scale modeling of self-positioning nanostructures

CMES - Computer Modeling in Engineering and Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 91-106

  Nishidate, Y ^a   Nikishkov, G P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AIZU   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atomic scale finite element method; Nanostructure; Self positioning

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC PHYSICS; ATOMS; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; ELASTICITY; FUNCTION EVALUATION; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS;

(1 1 1) ORIENTATION; ATOMIC-SCALE MODELLING; CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC AXIS; CURVATURE RADIUS; EQUILIBRIUM CONFIGURATIONS; FINITE ELEMENT (FE); FINITE ELEMENT PROCEDURE; INTERATOMIC POTENTIAL FUNCTION; NANO STRUCTURING; THIN NANOSTRUCTURES;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 46649107706     PISSN: 15261492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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