Curvature-induced metallization of double-walled semiconducting zigzag carbon nanotubes

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 91, Issue 21, 2003, Pages

  Okada, Susumu ^a   Oshiyama, Atsushi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; FERMI LEVEL; GRAPHITE; HALL EFFECT; METAL INSULATOR TRANSITION; METALLIZING; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS;

CURVATURE INDUCED METALLIZATION; DOUBLE WALLED SEMICONDUCTING ZIGZAG CARBON NANOTUBES; HALL CONDUCTIVITY; NANOMETER SCALE ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 0346421116     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: 10797114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.91.216801     Document Type: Article

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