Formation of endohedral Ni@C60 and exohedral Ni-C60 metallofullerene complexes by simulated ion implantation

Carbon

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1028-1033

  Neyts, Erik C ^a   Bogaerts, Annemie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDING ENERGY; BINDING SITES; BIOCHEMISTRY; DYNAMICS; FULLERENES; ION BOMBARDMENT; ION IMPLANTATION; IONS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

CAGE STRUCTURES; CLASSICAL MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; COMPLEX FORMATIONS; ENDOHEDRAL; GAS-PHASE; MANY-BODY POTENTIALS; METALLO FULLERENES; NI IONS; TEMPERATURE-INDUCED; TWO TEMPERATURES;

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EID: 59649089779     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2008.12.023     Document Type: Article

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