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STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES OF DIAMOND NANORODS: MOLECULAR-DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS

OSMAN BARIŞ MALCIOĞLU

Department of Physics, Middle East Technical University, 06531 Ankara, Turkey

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ŞAKIR ERKOÇ

Department of Physics, Middle East Technical University, 06531 Ankara, Turkey

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https://doi.org/10.1142/S0129183103004644Cited by:8 (Source: Crossref)

Abstract

The structural properties of carbon nanorods obtained from diamond crystal have been investigated by performing molecular-dynamics computer simulations. Calculations have been realized by using an empirical many-body potential energy function for carbon. Diamond nanorods have been generated from three low-index planes of diamond crystal. It has been found that the average coordination number, cross-section geometry, and surface orientation from which the nanorod is generated play a role in the stability of diamond nanorods under heat treatment. The most stable diamond nanorod has been obtained from the (111) surface.

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