Computational study of the surface properties of aluminum nanoparticles

Surface Science

Volumn 603, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 2042-2046

  Medasani, Bharat ^a   Vasiliev, Igor ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ab initio quantum chemical methods and calculations; Aluminum nanoparticles; Density functional calculations; Semi empirical models and model calculations; Surface energy; Surface stress

Indexed keywords

AB INITIO QUANTUM CHEMICAL METHODS AND CALCULATIONS; ALUMINUM NANOPARTICLES; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL CALCULATIONS; SEMI-EMPIRICAL MODELS AND MODEL CALCULATIONS; SURFACE ENERGY; SURFACE STRESS;

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; NANOCLUSTERS; NANOPARTICLES; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; SILVER; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE TENSION;

SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 65549168582     PISSN: 00396028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.susc.2009.03.025     Document Type: Article

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