Electronic properties of carbon nanotubes containing defects

Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids

Volumn 58, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1833-1837

  Lambin, Ph ^a   Lucas, A A ^a   Charlier, J C ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAMUR   (Belgium)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CRYSTAL ATOMIC STRUCTURE; CRYSTAL DEFECTS; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; OPTIMIZATION;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 0031272263     PISSN: 00223697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3697(97)00095-4     Document Type: Article

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