Zigzag and spiral configurations for fullerenes in carbon nanotubes

Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical

Volumn 40, Issue 27, 2007, Pages 7543-7556

  Baowan, Duangkamon ^a   Thamwattana, Ngamta ^a   Hill, James M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

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EID: 34250729519     PISSN: 17518113     EISSN: 17518121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1751-8113/40/27/008     Document Type: Article

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