MEMSDUKEPRATT School of engineering


publications by Stefano Curtarolo.


Papers Published

  1. Stan, G. and Gatica, S.M. and Boninsegni, M. and Curtarolo, S. and Cole, M.W., Atoms in nanotubes: Small dimensions and variable dimensionality, Am. J. Phys. (USA), vol. 67 no. 12 (1999), pp. 1170 - 6 [1.19103] .
    (last updated on 2007/04/06)

    Abstract:
    Newly discovered carbon nanotubes provide an environment in which small atoms move relatively freely. An assembly of such atoms provides a realization of a quasi-one-dimensional system which can be used to illustrate the concepts of statistical physics

    Keywords:
    carbon nanotubes;phonons;statistical mechanics;teaching;

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