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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/18973| Title: | Self expanding molecular networks |
| Authors: | Grima, Joseph N. Evans, Kenneth E. |
| Keywords: | Phenyl compounds Molecules -- Models Materials -- Mechanical properties Triangle Rotational motion (Rigid dynamics) |
| Issue Date: | 2000-07 |
| Publisher: | Royal Society of Chemistry |
| Citation: | Grima, J. N., & Evans, K. E. (2000). Self expanding molecular networks. Chemical Communications, 16, 1531-1532. |
| Abstract: | A series of polyphenylacetylene networks are modelled through force-field based simulations and are predicted to exhibit unusual mechanical properties, namely, negative Poisson’s ratios (auxetic), a property which is explained through a simple model involving a network of connected rotating triangles. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/18973 |
| Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacSciChe Scholarly Works - FacSciMet |
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