Updated: '02/7/25
Y. Shibuta and S. Maruyama
Ni particle (108 atoms) of about 1.2 nm diameter.
Potentials:
Covalent bond between C-C:Brenner potential
Van der Waals Force: Lennard-Jones potential
C-Ni, Ni-Ni: Original Potential from Y. Yamagichi
& S. Maruyama, Euro. Phys. J. D, 9(1999),
385.
Carbon atoms (Hydrocarbon molecules) can
make covalent bonding only when both atoms
were attaching to the surface of catalytic
metals.