Machine learning based modeling of disordered elemental semiconductors: understanding the atomic structure of a-Si and aC

MA Caro - Semiconductor Science and Technology, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Disordered elemental semiconductors, most notably aC and a-Si, are ubiquitous in a myriad
of different applications. These exploit their unique mechanical and electronic properties. In …

Irida-graphene: A new 2d carbon allotrope

MLP Júnior, WF da Cunha, WF Giozza… - FlatChem, 2023 - Elsevier
Several 2D carbon-based materials have been computationally designed in the last years
due to the success achieved by graphene. Using a bottom-up approach, we propose a new …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of temperature and point defects on the X-ray diffraction pattern of graphite

R Phillips, K Jolley, Y Zhou, R Smith - Carbon Trends, 2021 - Elsevier
The atomic structure of pure and defective graphite has been modelled using classical many
body potentials from which simulated powder X-ray Diffraction (XRD) patterns were …

From graphene to graphene oxide: the importance of extended topological defects

AJ Marsden, M Skilbeck, M Healey… - Physical Chemistry …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Graphene oxide (GO) represents a complex family of materials related to graphene: easy to
produce in large quantities, easy to process, and convenient to use as a basis for further …

Enhancing the Mechanical Stability of 2D Fullerene with a Graphene Substrate and Encapsulation

T Yu, J Li, M Han, Y Zhang, H Li, Q Peng, HK Tang - Nanomaterials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Recent advancements have led to the synthesis of novel monolayer 2D carbon structures,
namely quasi-hexagonal-phase fullerene (qHPC60) and quasi-tetragonal-phase fullerene …

Developing realistic molecular models of biochars

R Wood, O Mašek, V Erastova - Cell Reports Physical Science, 2024 - cell.com
Biochars are widely studied porous materials with applications as economical alternatives to
traditional adsorbents, but a molecular-level understanding of their structures is hampered …

Proposal of a new formation mechanism for hydrogenated diamond-like carbon transfer films: Hydrocarbon-emission-induced transfer

Y Wang, J Xu, Y Ootani, N Ozawa, K Adachi, M Kubo - Carbon, 2019 - Elsevier
Diamond-like carbon (DLC) is one of the most promising solid lubricants for sliding against
other materials, such as steel, alumina, and silicon carbide (SiC). During sliding, a DLC …

Heat and mass transfer at interfaces in decomposition of methane hydrate under combustion

Z Wang, J Han - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2022 - Elsevier
The thermodynamic and kinetic mechanism of decomposition of gas hydrate with burning is
still in its infancy. The heat and mass transfer are analyzed based on accurate positioning of …

Thermal stability and fracture patterns of a recently synthesized monolayer fullerene network: A reactive molecular dynamics study

LAR Junior, MLP Junior, WF Giozza, RM Tromer… - Chemical Physics …, 2022 - Elsevier
New monolayer 2D carbon structures, namely qHPC 60 and qTPC 60, were recently
synthesized by covalently bonding C 60 polymers. Here, we carried out Reactive (ReaxFF) …

Mesoscopic structure features in synthetic graphite

B März, K Jolley, TJ Marrow, Z Zhou, M Heggie… - Materials & Design, 2018 - Elsevier
The mesocopic structure features in the coke fillers and binding carbon regions of a
synthetic graphite grade have been examined by high resolution transmission electron …