Amorphous carbon nanorods as a precursor for carbon nanotubes

The transformation of amorphous carbon nanorods into multi-wall nanotubes is studied using molecular dynamics. The effect of the density, width and shape of the initial nanorod is investigated. High-temperature annealing simulations show that the transformation is a robust process which occurs at al...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Suarez-Martinez, Irene, Marks, Nigel
Format: Journal Article
Published: Pergamon 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/34437