A theoretical study of possible shape and phase changes of carbon nanotube crystals during contraction and expansion

Carbon

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2948-2952

  Zhang, K ^a   Han, T ^a   Duan, H L ^a   Wang, J ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRACTION AND EXPANSION; CRITICAL VALUE; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY CALCULATIONS; HEXAGONAL CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HEXAGONAL PHASE; PHASE CHANGE; PHASE TRANSFORMATION; SELF-ASSEMBLED; SINGLE WALL CARBON NANOTUBES; THEORETICAL STUDY; THREE PHASE; VAN DER WAALS INTERACTIONS;

CARBON NANOTUBES; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; EXPANSION; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SINGLE CRYSTALS; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN); VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE;

EID: 77955173319     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2010.04.033     Document Type: Article

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