A molecular dynamics investigation of buckling behaviour of hydrogenated graphene

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 41, Issue 14, 2015, Pages 1212-1218

  Montazeri, A ^a   Ebrahimi, S ^b   Rafii Tabar, H ^c,d  

^a K N TOOSI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KURDISTAN   (Iran)

^c SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN FUNDAMENTAL SCIENCES IPM   (Iran)

Author keywords

buckling; graphene nanoribbon; Hydrogen adsorption; molecular dynamics simulation

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; GAS ADSORPTION; GRAPHENE; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN BONDS; HYDROGENATION; NANORIBBONS;

BUCKLING BEHAVIOUR; CRITICAL VALUE; GRAPHENE NANO-RIBBON; GRAPHENE NANORIBBONS; HYDROGEN ADSORPTION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; THERMAL AGITATION; UNIAXIAL COMPRESSIVE LOADS;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 84937200166     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: 10290435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927022.2014.968849     Document Type: Article

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