Vibrational analysis and thermodynamic properties of C 120 nanotorus: A DFT study

Ernesto López-Chávez, Armando Cruz-Torres, Fray De Landa Castillo-Alvarado, Jaime Ortíz-López, Yésica A. Peña-Castañeda, José Manuel Martínez-Magadán

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Abstract

Density functional theory (DFT) computational methods are applied to a C 120 carbon nanotorus studied as an isolated molecular species, using the functional GGA PW91. This toroidal form of carbon contains five fold, six fold, and sevenfold rings. The calculated cohesive energy of the nanotorus, indicates that the ground state of this structure is energetically more stable than that of fullerene C 60 . Geometry and stability, Raman and IR vibrational analysis and thermodynamic properties have been reported and compared to the values obtained by other authors.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6649-6659
Number of pages11
JournalJournal of Nanoparticle Research
Volume13
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2011

Keywords

  • Density functional theory (DFT)
  • Energetic
  • Modeling and simulation
  • Molecular simulations
  • Thermodynamic properties
  • Vibrational analysis

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