Argon-beam-induced defects in a silica-supported single-walled carbon nanotube

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 48, 2014, Pages 28299-28307

  Bobadilla, Alfredo D ^a   Seminario, Jorge M ^a  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGON; DEFECTS; ION BEAMS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOTUBES; SILICA;

CARBON NANOSTRUCTURES; COMPLEX DEFECTS; MAXIMUM PROBABILITY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; SILICA SUBSTRATE; SINGLE VACANCY DEFECTS; STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES; VACANCY DEFECTS;

SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN);

EID: 84915785207     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp5098074     Document Type: Article

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