Molecular dynamics studies of graphite exfoliation using supercritical CO2

Design and Applications of Nanomaterials for Sensors

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 171-183

  Gomez Ballesteros, Jose L ^a   Callejas Tovar, Alejandro ^a   Coelho, Luiz A F ^b   Balbuena, Perla B ^a  

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

^b SANTA CATARINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Graphene fabrication; Molecular simulations; Self diffusion; Supercritical fluids

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; GRAPHENE; GRAPHITE; MOLECULES; SEPARATION; SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS;

INTERLAYER SEPARATION; MICROSCOPIC MECHANISMS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; MOLECULAR SIMULATIONS; SELF-DIFFUSION; SELF-DIFFUSION COEFFICIENTS; SUPER-CRITICAL PRESSURES; SUPERCRITICAL CONDITION;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 84961328787     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-8848-9_6     Document Type: Chapter

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