Electronic density of states of helically-wrapped carbon nanotubes

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 19, Issue 40, 2007, Pages

  Wall, Andrew ^a   Ferreira, Mauro S ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDING ENERGY; ELECTRONIC DENSITY OF STATES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; POLARIZATION;

COILING POLARIZING POTENTIAL; HELICAL WRAPPING; POLARIZATION STRENGTH; POLARIZING WIDTH; POLYMERIC MOLECULES; WRAPPING MOLECULE;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 34648834996     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: 1361648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/19/40/406227     Document Type: Article

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