Nucleation and growth of C60 nanoparticles from the supersaturated vapor and from the undercooled liquid: A molecular simulation study

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 131, Issue 24, 2009, Pages

  Ngale, Kenneth Ndumbe ^a   Desgranges, Caroline ^a   Delhommelle, Jerome ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY-CENTERED CUBIC; FACE-CENTERED CUBIC; HEXAGONAL CLOSE-PACKED; LENNARD-JONES POTENTIAL; MOLECULAR MECHANISM; MOLECULAR SIMULATIONS; NUCLEATION AND GROWTH; POTENTIAL MODEL; SIMPLE SYSTEM; SMALL CLUSTERS; SUPERSATURATED VAPORS; UNDERCOOLED LIQUID;

CRYSTALLITES; LIQUIDS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NANOPARTICLES; POLYMORPHISM; VAPORS;

NUCLEATION;

FULLERENE C60; FULLERENE DERIVATIVE; NANOPARTICLE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; TEMPERATURE; VOLATILIZATION;

FULLERENES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; NANOPARTICLES; TEMPERATURE; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 73649140280     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3283901     Document Type: Article

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