Ab initio study of the structural stability of fcc-CHx phases

Carbon

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1637-1642

  Cab, C ^a   Murrieta, G ^b   Canto, G ^c   Oskam, G ^a   de Coss, R ^a,b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA APLICADA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE CAMPECHE   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; CARBON; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; DEFORMATION; FLUORSPAR; HYDROGEN; PYRITES; STABILITY; ZINC SULFIDE;

AB INITIO STUDY; CARBON LATTICES; CARBON NANOCRYSTALS; FIRST-PRINCIPLES CALCULATION; GASEOUS PRECURSORS; INTERNAL PARAMETERS; ISOTROPIC DEFORMATION; STRUCTURAL STABILITIES;

CALCULATIONS;

EID: 67349244313     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2009.02.008     Document Type: Article

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