Coalescence and T-junction formation of carbon nanotubes: Action-derived molecular dynamics simulations

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 74, Issue 19, 2006, Pages

  Kim, Sung Youb ^a   Lee, In Ho ^b   Jun, Sukky ^c   Lee, Youngmin ^a   Im, Seyoung ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^b Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

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EID: 33750860239     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.74.195409     Document Type: Article

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