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Properties of Diamond and Diamond‐Like Clusters in Nanometric Dimensions
Author(s) -
Halicioglu T.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
physica status solidi (b)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.51
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1521-3951
pISSN - 0370-1972
DOI - 10.1002/1521-3951(199702)199:2<345::aid-pssb345>3.0.co;2-1
Subject(s) - diamond , cluster (spacecraft) , carbon fibers , materials science , diamond cubic , chemical physics , material properties of diamond , nanotechnology , molecular physics , composite material , composite number , chemistry , computer science , programming language
Abstract Material properties for small clusters of nanometric dimensions were investigated. Calculations were carried out for spherical diamond and diamond‐like particles containing over 1000 carbon atoms. Variations in the average cohesive energy, the excess surface energy and in the stiffness value were investigated as a function of the cluster size. Furthermore, energetic stabilities for spherical 3D clusters of carbon (in diamond‐like atomic arrangements) were analyzed and compared with stabilities of other carbon clusters with lower dimensionalities.