Hydrogenation of carbon nanotubes: Roles of symmetry and strain

Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 853-857

  Xue, Kun ^a   Xu, Zhiping ^b  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Electronic properties; Hydrogen storage; Mechanical properties; Strain engineering

Indexed keywords

BINDING GEOMETRIES; BINDING STRENGTH; FIRST-PRINCIPLES CALCULATION; HYDROGEN BINDING; HYDROGENATION PROCESS; MECHANICAL AND ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL LOADING; MECHANOCHEMICAL COUPLINGS; QUASI-ONE DIMENSIONAL; STRAIN ENGINEERING; STRAIN LOADING; STRUCTURAL DEFORMATION; STRUCTURE PROPERTY RELATIONSHIPS; SYNERGISTIC CONTROL;

BINDING ENERGY; CALCULATIONS; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN STORAGE; HYDROGENATION; LOADING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; TENSILE STRAIN;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 84863045934     PISSN: 15461955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jctn.2011.1763     Document Type: Article

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