STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES OF CARBON NANORODS: MOLECULAR-DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS

• DOI: 10.1142/s0129183102003188
• Publication Date: 2002-07-27T07:05:45Z
• Authors: ŞAKIR ERKOÇ; OSMAN BARIŞ MALCI...
• Keywords: Nanorod; Carbon fibers

The formation of carbon nanorods from various types nanotubes has been investigated by performing molecular-dynamics computer simulations. Calculations have realized using an empirical many-body potential energy function for carbon. It found that nanorod formed with different chirality is not stable even at low temperature.