The Bond Passivation Model for Carbon Nanoparticle Growth

Abstract

The modified three parameter phenomenological model of the energetics of the carbon cluster growth is applied to the pure carbon nanocluster formation process as well as to the formation of clusters with the passivated bonds. The results in these two cases are distinct in principle. The closed spherical cluster with no dangling bonds is always energetically favourable in the original model. While the relative instability region of spheres in respect with the tubes (and moreover, with the planar graphite) opens at some critical bond softening (the analytical formulas are presented).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADP012783

Entities

People

  • R. A. Suris
  • V. V. Rotkin

Organizations

  • Russian Academy of Sciences

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Carbon Nanotubes
  • Chemical Products
  • Contrast
  • Curvature
  • Electronic Mail
  • Experimental Data
  • Fullerenes
  • Geometry
  • Graphene
  • Graphitic Materials
  • Hard Copy
  • Nanoparticles
  • Nanostructures
  • Self Organizing Systems
  • Softening
  • Technical Information Centers

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  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.
  • Nanocomposite Materials Science
  • Quantum Chemistry

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology