Formation and stability of cellular carbon foam structures: An ab initio study

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 109, Issue 13, 2012, Pages

  Zhu, Zhen ^a   Tománek, David ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AB INITIO; AB INITIO STUDY; BONDING CHARACTER; CARBON FOAM; CARBON NANOSTRUCTURES; METAL SURFACES; NONEQUILIBRIUM CONDITIONS;

CALCULATIONS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; GRAPHENE; HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES; SURFACE DEFECTS;

FOAMS;

EID: 84866862210     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: 10797114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.135501     Document Type: Article

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