Computer simulations of copper and gold nanowires and single-wall nanowires

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 112, Issue 39, 2008, Pages 15241-15246

  Amorim, E P M ^a   Da Silva, A J R ^b   Da Silva, E Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC PHYSICS; ATOMS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COPPER; DYNAMICS; ELECTRIC WIRE; GOLD; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY;

CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC DIRECTIONS; DYNAMICAL EVOLUTIONS; GOLD NANOWIRES; LINEAR ATOMIC CHAINS; NANOCONTACTS;

NANOWIRES;

EID: 54349124633     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp804345n     Document Type: Article

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