Molecular dynamics simulation of a polyamide-66/carbon nanotube nanocomposite

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 18, 2014, Pages 9841-9851

  Eslami, Hossein ^a   Behrouz, Marzieh ^a  

^a PERSIAN GULF UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; CHAINS; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); DYNAMICS; HYDROGEN BONDS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; POLYMERS; SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

ATOMISTIC MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; DYNAMICAL PROPERTIES; INTERPHASE THICKNESS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; RADIUS OF GYRATION; STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS; UNPERTURBED CHAINS;

SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 84900411921     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp501672t     Document Type: Article

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