Our previous suggestion for atomic data storage is tested using an improved
model. Namely, a carbon nanotube is added to the tip and size of the clust
er model used to simulate the surface is expanded. The ONIOM approach makes
these tests possible. The tip-surface distances and interaction energies a
re found to be relatively insensitive to the model used. (C) 2001 Elsevier
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