Beryllium oxide nanotubes and their connection to the flat monolayer

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 24, 2013, Pages 12864-12872

  Baima, J ^a   Erba, A ^a   Rerat M ^b   Orlando, R ^a   Dovesi, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE PAU ET DES PAYS DE L'ADOUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AB INITIO QUANTUM CHEMICAL METHODS; ELASTIC AND PIEZOELECTRIC CONSTANTS; NUCLEAR CONTRIBUTION; OSCILLATOR STRENGTHS; PIEZOELECTRIC CONSTANT; POLARIZABILITY TENSOR; VIBRATION FREQUENCY; VIBRATIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS;

BERYLLIA; MONOLAYERS; NANOTUBES; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); PIEZOELECTRICITY; POLARIZATION; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; TENSORS; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

CRYSTAL SYMMETRY;

EID: 84879430961     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp402340z     Document Type: Article

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