Folding of multi-layer graphene sheets induced by van der Waals interaction

Acta Mechanica Sinica/Lixue Xuebao

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 410-417

  Meng, Xian Hong ^a   Li, Ming ^a,b   Kang, Zhan ^b   Xiao, Jian Liang ^c  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c University of Colorado at Boulder   (United States)

Author keywords

Folding; Graphene; Molecular dynamics simulation; Stability; Theoretical model

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

COMPUTATIONAL STUDIES; FOLDING; FOLDING BEHAVIOR; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; MULTILAYER GRAPHENE; OUT-OF-PLANE DEFORMATIONS; THEORETICAL MODELING; VAN DER WAALS INTERACTIONS;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84903140661     PISSN: 05677718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10409-014-0062-5     Document Type: Article

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