Chirality-controlled carbon nanotubes fabricated by self-assembly of graphene nanoribbons

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 33, 2014, Pages 19477-19483

  Zhang, Cun ^a   Peng, Zhilong ^a   Chen, Shaohua ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MECHANICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHIRALITY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANORIBBONS; SELF ASSEMBLY; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN);

ANNEALING TECHNIQUES; CONSTANT TEMPERATURE; GRAPHENE NANO-RIBBON; GRAPHENE NANORIBBONS; HELICAL STRUCTURES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; SELF ASSEMBLY PROCESS; STABLE CONFIGURATION;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84906539617     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp5058308     Document Type: Article

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