Molecular dynamics simulations of adsorption and diffusion of gases in silicon-carbide nanotubes

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Malek, Kourosh ^a   Sahimi, Muhammad ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; DIFFUSIVITIES; GAS SEPARATION PROCESS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HIGH THERMAL STABILITY; INTERACTION STRENGTH; MATRIX; MECHANICAL STRENGTH; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; NEW MATERIAL; PRESSURE DEPENDENCE; SILICON CARBIDE NANOTUBES; STRUCTURAL PARAMETER; SUPERCRITICAL ADSORPTION;

ADSORPTION; CHIRALITY; DIFFUSION; ENANTIOMERS; GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; HYDROGEN STORAGE; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SILICON CARBIDE; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

BUTANE; CARBON MONOXIDE; HYDROGEN; INORGANIC COMPOUND; METHANE; NANOTUBE; NITROGEN; SILICON CARBIDE; SILICON DERIVATIVE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DIFFUSION; GAS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ADSORPTION; BUTANES; CARBON COMPOUNDS, INORGANIC; CARBON MONOXIDE; DIFFUSION; GASES; HYDROGEN; METHANE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; NANOTUBES; NITROGEN; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 75749134536     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3284542     Document Type: Article

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