journal article·2025-08

Exploring Group 13 (B, Al, Ga, In) mono-doped fullerenes (C₅₉X) for methane adsorption: a DFT and QTAIM investigation

Monsurat A. Raimi, Chiamaka Rita Nwokoye, Samuel Samuel Effiong, Emmanuel K. Aidoo, John A. Agwupuye, Musa Runde

Journal of Nanoparticle Research· Volume 27· Issue 8
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