Permanent chiral twisting of nonchiral carbon nanotubes

被引：14

作者：

Melle-Franco, M

Prato, M ^{[1
]}

Zerbetto, F

机构：

[1] Univ Trieste, Dipartimento Sci Farmaceut, Trieste, Italy

[2] Univ Bologna, Dipartimento Chim G Ciamician, I-40126 Bologna, Italy

来源：

JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A | 2002年 / 106卷 / 19期

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D O I：

10.1021/jp025657g

中图分类号：

O64 [物理化学（理论化学）、化学物理学];

学科分类号：

070304 ; 081704 ;

摘要：

Simulations of the solid-state structures of single-wall carbon nanotubes show that once a chiral twisting of a tube is included the interactions with the nearest tubes lock it in place. Comparison with experiments and implications for the catalytic activity of these new materials are discussed.

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页码：4795 / 4797

页数：3

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