Radial compression and controlled cutting of carbon nanotubes

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 109, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 2509-2512

  Lordi, Vincenzo ^a   Yao, Nan ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

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EID: 0000360890     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.476822     Document Type: Article

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