Carbon Phases: nanodiamond, amorphous carbon, self-assembly of carbon onions & nanotubes, interatomic potentials Nuclear Materials: radiation damage, radioactive waste, chemical evolution through transmutation, biological effects of beta-decay Semiconductor Nanostructures: phosphine on Si(001), quantum computer fabrication, delta-layers

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