Progress and challenges in understanding of photoluminescence properties of carbon dots based on theoretical computations

M Langer, M Paloncýová, M Medveď, M Pykal… - Applied Materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
Carbon dots (CDs), including graphene quantum dots, carbon nanodots, carbon quantum
dots, and carbonized polymer dots, belong to extensively studied nanomaterials with a very …

Atomistic structure and anomalous heat capacity of low-density liquid carbon: Molecular dynamics study with machine learning potential

N Orekhov, M Logunov - Carbon, 2022 - Elsevier
Liquid carbon remains the source of several unsolved questions related to its structure and
region of thermodynamic stability. Experiments demonstrate a drastic decrease in the …

Develo** 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 …

Practical atomistic models of carbon fiber surfaces with tuneable topology and topography

F Vuković, TR Walsh - Composites Science and Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
The atomic-scale surface structure of carbon fiber is not well resolved. This information
would advance knowledge of structure-property relationships for carbon fiber in complex …

Can force fields developed for carbon nanomaterials describe the isomerization energies of fullerenes?

A Aghajamali, A Karton - Chemical Physics Letters, 2021 - Elsevier
We evaluate the performance of carbon force fields for 1811 C 60 PW6B95-D3/Def2-QZVP
isomerization energies. Several force fields (most notably the machine-learning GAP-20 …

Accuracy, transferability, and computational efficiency of interatomic potentials for simulations of carbon under extreme conditions

JT Willman, JM Gonzalez, K Nguyen-Cong… - The Journal of …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Large-scale atomistic molecular dynamics (MD) simulations provide an exceptional
opportunity to advance the fundamental understanding of carbon under extreme conditions …

Superior performance of the machine-learning GAP force field for fullerene structures

A Aghajamali, A Karton - Structural Chemistry, 2022 - Springer
Carbon force fields are widely used for obtaining structural properties of carbon
nanomaterials. We evaluate the performance of a wide range of carbon force fields for …

Biochars at the molecular level. Part 2--Development of realistic molecular models of biochars

R Wood, O Masek, V Erastova - arxiv preprint arxiv:2303.09907, 2023 - arxiv.org
Biochars have been attracting renewed attention as economical and environmentally
friendly carbon sequestration materials with a diverse range of applications. However …

Mechanism of graphitization from fragmental carbon to graphite film

A Chen, M Tan, N Qu, Y Liu, T Han, J Zhu… - Materials Today …, 2025 - Elsevier
Using micromolecular glucose as a carbon source is an effective method for preparing high-
performance graphite films. However, the microstructural evolution mechanism during this …

Molecular dynamics simulation of the residual stresses within diamond-like carbon films on iron substrates

N Kametani, M Nakamura, K Yashiro… - Diamond and Related …, 2025 - Elsevier
Diamond-like carbon (DLC) films are highly desirable for application in mechanical
engineering owing to their outstanding physicochemical properties. However, despite their …