Computational studies of metal-carbon nanotube interfaces for regrowth and electronic transportShow others and affiliations
2009 (English)In: Nano letters (Print), ISSN 1530-6984, E-ISSN 1530-6992, Vol. 9, no 3, p. 1117-1120Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
First principles and tight binding Monte Carlo simulations show that junctions between single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) and nickel clusters are on the cluster surface, and not at subsurface sites, irrespective of the nanotube chirality, temperature, and whether the docking is gentle or forced. Gentle docking helps to preserve the pristine structure of the SWNT at the metal interface, whereas forced docking may partially dissolve the SWNT in the cluster. This is important for SWNT-based electronics and SWNT-seeded regrowth.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
American Chemical Society , 2009. Vol. 9, no 3, p. 1117-1120
Keywords [en]
kolnanorör
Keywords [sv]
datormodellering, Energi och material
National Category
Materials Chemistry
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-2595DOI: 10.1021/nl8036245Local ID: 2320/5211OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hb-2595DiVA, id: diva2:870689
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