Chiral asymmetry of helical polymer nanowires

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 704-707

  Ogunro, Olayinka ^a   Karunwi, Kayode ^a   Khan, Ishrat M ^a   Wang, Xiao Qian ^a  

^a CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

General theory; Molecular structure; Quantum chemistry

Indexed keywords

CHIRAL CENTERS; FIRST-PRINCIPLES CALCULATION; GENERAL THEORY; HELICAL CONFORMATION; HELICAL POLYMERS; ISOTACTICS; METHOXYBENZENE;

BENZENE; CARBON NANOTUBES; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NANORODS; NANOWIRES; QUANTUM THEORY;

CONFORMATIONS;

EID: 77749242730     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz9004027     Document Type: Article

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