Quantum Revivals in Curved Graphene Nanoflakes
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Curvature Energy
3.2. Quantum Revivals
3.2.1. Classical Time
3.2.2. Revival Time
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
DFT | Density Functional Theory |
GGA | Generalized Gradient Approximation |
HF | Hartree-Fock |
HOMO | Highest Occupied Molecular Orbital |
LDA | Local Density Approximation |
MM | Molecular Mechanics |
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de-la-Huerta-Sainz, S.; Ballesteros, A.; Cordero, N.A. Quantum Revivals in Curved Graphene Nanoflakes. Nanomaterials 2022, 12, 1953. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12121953
de-la-Huerta-Sainz S, Ballesteros A, Cordero NA. Quantum Revivals in Curved Graphene Nanoflakes. Nanomaterials. 2022; 12(12):1953. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12121953
Chicago/Turabian Stylede-la-Huerta-Sainz, Sergio, Angel Ballesteros, and Nicolás A. Cordero. 2022. "Quantum Revivals in Curved Graphene Nanoflakes" Nanomaterials 12, no. 12: 1953. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12121953