Atomic structure, comparative stability and electronic properties of hydroxylated Ti 2C and Ti 3C 2 nanotubes

Computational and Theoretical Chemistry

Volumn 989, Issue , 2012, Pages 27-32

  Enyashin, A N ^a   Ivanovskii, A L ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SOLID STATE CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

MAX phases; Nanolaminate; Nanotubes; Titanium carbide; Titanium oxycarbide

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859957683     PISSN: 2210271X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2012.02.034     Document Type: Article

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