EFFECT OF CHIRALITY ON THE STABILITY OF CARBON NANOTUBES: MOLECULAR-DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS

• DOI: 10.1142/s0129183101002036
• Publication Date: 2002-07-27T07:02:01Z
• Authors: ŞAKIR ERKOÇ; OSMAN BARIŞ MALCI...
• Keywords: Zigzag; Chirality; Carbon fibers; Structural Stability

The effect of chirality on the structural stability single-wall carbon nanotubes have been investigated by performing molecular-dynamics computer simulations. Calculations realized using an empirical many-body potential energy function for carbon. It has found that nanotube in chiral structure is more stable under heat treatment relative to zigzag and armchair models. diameter tubes slightly enlarged treatment.