Formulation in terms of normalized propagators of a charge-dipole model enabling the calculation of the polarization properties of fullerenes and carbon nanotubes

A Mayer - Physical Review B—Condensed Matter and Materials …, 2007 - APS
We present a model for the calculation of the polarization properties of fullerenes and
carbon nanotubes. This model describes each atom by both a net electric charge and a …

Dielectric analysis (DEA)

A Vassilikou‐Dova, IM Kalogeras - Thermal analysis of …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The term dielectric analysis (DEA) refers to a group of techniques that measure changes in
different physical properties of a polar material, such as polarization, permittivity, and …

Electrostatic interaction model for the calculation of the polarizability of large noble metal nanoclusters

LL Jensen, L Jensen - The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2008 - ACS Publications
In this work we have presented a capacitance-polarizability interaction model for describing
the polarizability of large metal clusters. The model consists of interacting atomic …

Direct growth of the multi-walled carbon nanotubes as a tool to detect ammonia at room temperature

M Arab, F Berger, F Picaud, C Ramseyer, J Glory… - Chemical Physics …, 2006 - Elsevier
In this work, we report on the application of multi-walled carbon nanotubes as gas sensors.
We use the vertical growth of aligned carbon nanotubes on structure surfaces composed by …

Novel capacitive sensor: Fabrication from carbon nanotube arrays and sensing property characterization

Y Chen, F Meng, M Li, J Liu - Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2009 - Elsevier
A sandwich-structured gas sensor based on vertically aligned carbon nanotube (CNT)
arrays was fabricated and investigated for ammonia and formic acid sensing. Vertically …

Molecular dynamics simulations of polarizable nanotubes interacting with water

F Moulin, M Devel, S Picaud - Physical Review B—Condensed Matter and …, 2005 - APS
In the present paper, we use molecular dynamics simulations to quantify the response of a
finite size polarizable nanotube to the electric field created by a water environment. This …

Charge-dipole model to compute the polarization of fullerenes

A Mayer, P Lambin, R Langlet - Applied physics letters, 2006 - pubs.aip.org
The authors present a charge-dipole model for the calculation of the polarization of
fullerenes and carbon nanotubes. By expressing the electrostatic interactions in terms of …

A Charge− Dipole Model for the Static Polarizability of Nanostructures Including Aliphatic, Olephinic, and Aromatic Systems

A Mayer, PO Åstrand - The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2008 - ACS Publications
We present an electrostatic interaction model for the calculation of the static electronic
polarization of hydrocarbons. In previous work, models have often been presented for one …

Computation of the static polarizabilities of multi-wall carbon nanotubes and fullerites using a Gaussian regularized point dipole interaction model

R Langlet, M Devel, P Lambin - Carbon, 2006 - Elsevier
A Gaussian regularized dipolar model has been developed for carbon sp2 structures. It is
based on three parameters: the two components of the local polarizability tensor of the …

CO2 detection using carbon nanotube networks and micromachined resonant transducers

A Zribi, A Knobloch, R Rao - Applied Physics Letters, 2005 - pubs.aip.org
ACO 2 sensor using single-walled carbon nanotubes (CNT) and a microelectromechanical
system (MEMS) resonator is demonstrated. The MEMS transducer comprises a membrane …