Experimental and computational studies of ZnS nanostructures

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 35, Issue 12-13, 2009, Pages 1015-1032

  Hamad, Said ^a   Woodley, Scott M ^b   Catlow, C Richard A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clusters; Global minimisation; Nanoparticles; Nanotubes; ZnS

Indexed keywords

CLUSTERS; COMPLEX STRUCTURE; COMPUTATIONAL STUDIES; GLOBAL MINIMISATION; NANO PARTICULATES; NANOPARTICLE STRUCTURES; ZNS;

NANOPARTICLES; NANOTUBES;

ZINC SULFIDE;

EID: 70349445348     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: 10290435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927020903015346     Document Type: Article

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