Oscillation of carbon molecules inside carbon nanotube bundles

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 21, Issue 14, 2009, Pages

  Thamwattana, Ngamta ^a   Cox, Barry J ^a   Hill, James M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

A-CARBON; BUNDLE SIZE; CARBON MOLECULES; CARBON NANOTUBE BUNDLE; CONCENTRIC RINGS; GIGAHERTZ OSCILLATORS; LENNARD-JONES POTENTIAL; MATHEMATICAL MODELLING; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; NANOSCALED; OSCILLATING MOLECULES; OSCILLATORY FREQUENCY; UNDERLYING MECHANISM;

DYNAMICS; FULLERENES; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULES; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC);

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 67649205690     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: 1361648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/21/14/144214     Document Type: Article

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