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The Kinetics of Chirality Assignment in Catalytic Single Walled Carbon Nanotube Growth

Xu, Ziwei; Yan, Tianying; Ding, Feng;
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  • Published: 27 Mar 2014
Abstract
Chirality-selected single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) ensure a great potential of building ~1 nm sized electronics. However, the reliable method for chirality-selected SWCNT is still pending. Here we present a theoretical study on the SWCNT's chirality assignment and control during the catalytic growth. This study reveals that the chirality of a SWCNT is determined by the kinetic incorporation of the pentagon formation during SWCNT nucleation. Therefore, chirality is randomly assigned on a liquid catalyst surface. Furthermore, based on the understanding, two potential methods of synthesizing chirality-selected SWCNTs are proposed: i) by using Ta, W, Re, Os,...
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arXiv: Condensed Matter::Materials SciencePhysics::Atomic and Molecular ClustersHigh Energy Physics::LatticeHigh Energy Physics::Phenomenology
free text keywords: Condensed Matter - Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics, Condensed Matter - Materials Science
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