Computational simulations of the structure of Japan twin boundaries in quartz

European Journal of Mineralogy

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 373-383

  Momma, Koichi ^a   Nagase, Toshiro ^a   Kudoh, Yasuhiro ^a   Kuribayashi, Takahiro ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Energy minimization; Japan twin; Molecular dynamics; Quartz; Twin boundary

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; GEOMETRY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; QUARTZ;

COMPUTATIONAL SIMULATION; ENANTIOMORPHIC STRUCTURES; ENERGY MINIMIZATION; GEOMETRICAL CONFIGURATIONS; JAPAN TWIN; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; STRUCTURAL HANDEDNESS; TWIN BOUNDARIES;

SILICON;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; MODELING; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; QUARTZ; TWINNING;

EID: 67649525816     PISSN: 09351221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1893     Document Type: Article

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