Conformational analysis and electronic structure of chiral carbon and carbon nitride nanotubes

Geometry and electronic structure of chiral carbon and carbon nitride (CNx) nanotubes were investigated through quantum chemical methods. Finite nanotubes with diameters ranging from 5 to 10 Å and containing up to 500 atoms were considered. CNx structures were built through random substitution of ca...

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Main Authors: Cristiano Geraldo de Faria, Mariza Grassi, Ana Claudia Monteiro Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Metalurgia e Materiais (ABM); Associação Brasileira de Cerâmica (ABC); Associação Brasileira de Polímeros (ABPol) 2011-12-01
Series:Materials Research
Subjects:
PM3
DFT
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-14392011000400006