Theoretical study of the interactions of In+ and In3+ with stone-wales defect single-walled carbon nanotubes

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 457-462

  Simeon, Tomekia ^a   Balasubramanian, Krishnan ^b,c,d   Welch, Charles R ^e  

^a JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e US ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Nanoparticles and nanostructures

Indexed keywords

A-DENSITY; ELECTRONIC CHARGES; HOMO-LUMO GAPS; INDIUM IONS; INTERACTION ENERGIES; PRISTINE SWNT; SINGLE-WALL CARBON NANOTUBES; STONE-WALES DEFECTS; STRUCTURAL ISOMERS; THEORETICAL STUDY; SECTION NANOPARTICLES AND NANOSTRUCTURES;

BINDING ENERGY; CARBON NANOTUBES; INDIUM; ISOMERS; NANOPARTICLES; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN);

SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN); CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 77349103906     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz900125e     Document Type: Article

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