Encapsulation of methane in nanotube bundles

Micro and Nano Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 291-295

  Adisa, O O ^a   Cox, B J ^a   Hill, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON ATOMS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDROGEN ATOMS; INTERACTION ENERGIES; LENNARD-JONES POTENTIAL; METHANE MOLECULES; METHANE STORAGE; MOLECULAR FORCES; NANOTUBE BUNDLES; SILICON NANOSTRUCTURES; SILICON NANOTUBES; SPHERICAL SURFACE; SUCTION ENERGY;

GLUING; HYDROGEN; METHANE; NANOTUBES; SPHERES;

ATOMS;

CARBON NANOTUBE; HYDROGEN; METHANE; NANOMATERIAL; NANOTUBE; SILICON NANOTUBE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ENERGY; FORCE; NANOENCAPSULATION; STORAGE;

EID: 78149244547     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17500443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/mnl.2010.0075     Document Type: Article

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