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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Main Authors: Yoon, M, Han, S, Kim, G, Lee, S, Berber, S, Osawa, E, Ihm, J, Terrones, M, Banhart, F, Charlier, J, Grobert, N, Terrones, H, Ajayan, P, Tománek, D
Formato: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicado: 2004
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author Yoon, M
Han, S
Kim, G
Lee, S
Berber, S
Osawa, E
Ihm, J
Terrones, M
Banhart, F
Charlier, J
Grobert, N
Terrones, H
Ajayan, P
Tománek, D
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Han, S
Kim, G
Lee, S
Berber, S
Osawa, E
Ihm, J
Terrones, M
Banhart, F
Charlier, J
Grobert, N
Terrones, H
Ajayan, P
Tománek, D
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description 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 energetically favorable and proceeds in a morphology reminiscent of a Y junction via a zipper mechanism, involving only Stone-Wales bond rearrangements with low activation barriers. The zipper mechanism of fusion is supported by a time series of high-resolution transmission electron microscopy observations.
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Charlier, J
Grobert, N
Terrones, H
Ajayan, P
Tománek, D
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