A computational study of adsorption and vibrations of UF6 on graphene derivatives: Conditions for 2D enrichment

Carbon

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 800-806

  Koh, Yang Wei ^a   Westerman, Kenneth ^b   Manzhos, Sergei ^c  

^a BIOINFORMATICS INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

^b Tufts University   (United States)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CHEMICAL BONDS; COMPUTATION THEORY; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ISOMERS; ISOTOPES; VIBRATIONAL SPECTRA;

AB INITIO STUDY; ADSORBED MOLECULES; ADSORPTION ENERGIES; BONDING STRENGTH; COMPUTATIONAL STUDIES; DOUBLE LAYERS; ISOTOPIC SEPARATION; SINGLE LAYER;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84922693472     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2014.10.027     Document Type: Article

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