Nucleation of single wall carbon nanotubes of various chiralities

作者：Beuneu Francois^*

来源：Solid State Communications, 2012, 152(13): 1155-1159.

DOI：10.1016/j.ssc.2012.03.041

• Carbon nanotubes
• Crystal growth
• Point defects

A simple model for the nucleation and growth of single wall carbon nanotubes from a graphene sheet at the surface of a metallic catalyst saturated in carbon is developed. It enables to predict the geometry and energy of tube embryos of all possible chiralities, as well as the way that they can grow. It is shown that armchair-like chiralities are energy preferred for geometrical reasons. This result is discussed and compared to experimental literature.

• 出版日期2012-7
• 单位中国地震局