Zipper mechanism of nanotube fusion: theory and experiment.
We propose a new microscopic mechanism to explain the unusually fast fusion process of carbon nanotubes. We identify the detailed pathway for two adjacent (5,5) nanotubes to gradually merge into a (10,10) tube, and characterize the transition states. The propagation of the fused region is energetica...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Sprog: | English |
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2004
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