Molecular dynamics simulation of shear-induced graphitization of amorphous carbon films

Carbon

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1953-1957

  Ma, Tian Bao ^a   Hu, Yuan Zhong ^a   Wang, Hui ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

A-C FILMS; AMORPHOUS CARBONS (A-C); ATOMIC LAYERS; BIAXIAL STRESS; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATIONS; GRAPHENE; GRAPHITIZED LAYERS; MOLECULAR-DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; SLIDING CONTACTS; STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATIONS;

AMORPHOUS CARBON; AMORPHOUS FILMS; DIAMOND FILMS; DYNAMICS; GRAPHITE; GRAPHITIZATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

CARBON FILMS;

EID: 67349257871     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2009.03.040     Document Type: Article

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