Size effect of X-shaped carbon nanotube junctions

Carbon

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1263-1266

  Meng, F Y ^a,b   Shi, S Q ^a   Xu, D S ^b   Yang, R ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b INSTITUTE OF METAL RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Defects

Indexed keywords

DEFECTS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; HEAT TREATMENT; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS;

EMPIRICAL POTENTIAL METHOD; SIZE EFFECT; X-SHAPED CARBON NANOTUBE JUNCTIONS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 33644881373     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2005.10.049     Document Type: Article

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