Structural flexibility of carbon nanotubes

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 2089-2092

  Iijima, Sumio ^a   Brabec, Charles ^a   Maiti, Amitesh ^b   Bernholc, Jerzy ^b  

^a NEC CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0346551592     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.470966     Document Type: Article

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