Theoretical simulation of AlN nanocrystals

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 112, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 6667-6676

  Costales, Aurora ^a   Blanco, M A ^a   Francisco, E ^a   Solano, C J F ^a   Pendás, A Martín ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUATIONS OF STATE; NANOCRYSTALLINE ALLOYS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE RELAXATION; SURFACE TENSION;

ALN NANOCRYSTALS; BULK MODULUS; CLUSTER MODELLING; ENERGY MODELING; EQUATION OF STATE (EOS); EXTERNAL PRESSURES; NANOCRYSTAL SIZES; PAIR POTENTIALS; REDUCED DIMENSIONALITY; ROCKSALT (RS); SYSTEM SIZES; TRANSITION PRESSURES; WURTZITE (WZ); WURTZITE STRUCTURES;

NANOCRYSTALS;

EID: 47149085414     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp073228i     Document Type: Article

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