Preferred orientations of encapsulated C60 molecules inside single wall carbon nanotubes

A systematical study of the orientational behavior of C60 molecules in single wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) with different chirality and diameter has been performed by using a model of an infinite long nanotube filled with two C60 (denoted as C60-1 and C60-2) molecules. We studied the preferred orientation of the C60-1 molecule when the neighboring C60-2 molecule was fixed at the pentagon, double-bond, and hexagon orientations respectively. Our results showed that the C60-1 molecule prefers the pentagon (hexagon) orientation when the tube diameter is smaller (larger) than 1.31nm (1.36nm). For the tube diameter in between, the preferred molecular orientation of C60-1 changes from pentagon to hexagon with the increasing tube diameter when the neighboring C60-2 molecule is fixed at the pentagon or double-bond orientation. A novel vertex orientation for the C60-1 molecule has been found when the C60-2 molecule is fixed at the hexagon orientation.     

单壁碳纳米管单原子空位缺陷的紧束缚理论研究

文章在紧束缚势模型基础上系统地研究了非手性单壁碳纳米管上单原子空位缺陷结构和电子结构性质.计算表明,单原子空位缺陷会自发地形成5-1DB型缺陷, 且该缺陷的局域结构和形成能强烈地依赖于碳纳米管的尺寸、旋度和电学性质.同时作者发现这类缺陷在费米能级以上约0.2eV处产生局域的电子态.     

单壁纳米碳管的声子谱研究

通过五步旋转操作方便地得到了不同位置原子间的力常数矩阵，从而可以使对各种不同类型管的声子谱的计算变得简便. 计算表明，非螺旋的扶手椅型（n, n）管与锯齿型(n, 0)管的非简并和二重简并模式数分别为12和6(n-1)，这与从群论等方法所得结果相符. 关键词： 纳米碳管 声子谱 振动模式密度 动力学矩阵     

Influencing range of vacancy defects in zigzag single-walled carbon nanotubes

The influencing range of a vacancy defect in a zigzag single-walled nanotube is characterized with both structural deformation and variation in bandstructure. This paper proposes a microscopic explanation to relate the structural deformation to the bandstructure variation. With an increasing defect density, the nanotubes become oblate and the energy gap between the deep localized gap state and the conducting band minimum state decreases. Theoretical results shed some light on the local energy gap engineering via vacancy density for future potential applications.     

Electronic transport properties of metallic single-walled carbon nanotubes

We have calculated the differential conductance of metallic carbon nanotubes by the scatter matrix methon.It is found that the differential conductance of metallic nanotube-based devices oscillates as a function of the bias voltage between the two leads and the gate voltage.Oscillation period T is directly proportional to the reciprocal of nanotube length.In addition,we found that electronic transport properties are sensitive to variation of the length of the nanotube.     

Surface growth of single-walled carbon nanotubes from ruthenium nanoparticles

In this paper, we report that ruthenium is an active and efficient catalyst for growth of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) by a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process for the first time. High density random and horizontally superlong well-oriented SWNTs on substrate can be fabricated via CH₄ or EtOH as carbon source under suitable conditions. Scanning and transition electron microscopy investigations, Raman spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy measurements show the tubular structure, the high crystallinity, and the properties of the grown nanotubes. The results show that the SWNTs from ruthenium have better structural uniformity with less defects and provides an alternative catalyst for SWNTs growth. The successful growth of SWNTs by Ru catalyst provides new experimental information for understanding the growth mechanism of SWNTs, which may be helpful for their controllable synthesis.     

Molecular dynamics studies on the thermal conductivity of single-walled carbon nanotubes

We have studied the thermal conductivity of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) using the NEMD method. The results indicate that the thermal conductivity values are not profoundly influenced by the specific simulation-technique used in the MD simulations. Some possible reasons, which could be responsible for the discrepancy on thermal conductivity values of SWCNTs in the literatures, are discussed.      

On the size of small single-walled carbon nanotubes

We derive a formula relative to the diameter/length ratio of a small single-walled carbon nanotube by means of calculations referring to Fermi energy. These calculations arise from the consideration of the Fermi's velocity for a multiwalled carbon nanotube.     

Effect of charge on the stability of single-walled carbon nanotubes

Carbon nanotubes can be viewed as a complete tube structure formed from graphitelayers and they have long been a research focus since the discovery in 1991[1,2]. Due totheir distinct atomic and electronic structures, carbon nanotubes, especially single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs), have got into the frontier of the nanoelectronics andthe molecular electronics[3], in addition to their applications in the field of material sci-ence. After successfully manufacturing model electronic devices[4…     

Modeling double-helix carbon chains inside single-walled carbon nanotubes: Stable structures and XRD analysis

Atomic models are applied to investigate quasi-one-dimensional composites. The study presents the theoretical prediction of stable double-helix carbon chains growing inside single-walled carbon nanotubes as a function of tube radius. Meanwhile, our analysis shows that metastable structures may co-existence with the stable one, for small tubes. The classical molecular dynamics simulation shows that the regular and distorted double-helix C-chains are obtained with the tube's diameter smaller and larger than 13.32 Å, respectively. The temperature plays a minor role in the stable carbon chain structure unit it increases to 2500 K. The geometry optimization and the electronic structural analysis of the obtained optimal structure by the DFT calculation further justify our classical force field analysis. The electronic structure of SWCNTs can be significantly modified by the inserted carbon chain. The orbital hybridization between the host-guest molecules plays a key role in stabilizing the encapsulated double-helix carbon chain. Finally, X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) patterns of stable helical structures inside armchair tubes are presented for guidance of future experimental analyses.     

单壁及双壁纳米碳管径向压缩特性的分子动力学研究

采用Tersoff-Brenner势与L-J势的分子动力学方法,研究了双石墨层作用下(13,0)(、22,0)锯齿形碳管以及它们组合的(13,0)/(22,0)双壁碳管的径向压缩力学特性.根据计算结果,讨论了三种碳管压缩过程中的构型、能量、压缩载荷等的变化及其差异.研究表明,压缩过程中,(22,0)碳管出现了明显的“塌陷”现象,“塌陷”时,能量及外载一度下降;(13,0)/(22,0)碳管的能量吸收能力及承受压缩载荷能力最大;(22,0)碳管的能量吸收能力与承受压缩载荷能力最差,且体积最容易压缩;当压缩应变小于12%时,(13,0)/(22,0)碳管的内管的构型、体积及其能量变化量均很小;内壁与外壁之间的Van der Waals能在整个压缩(13,0)/(22,0)碳管能量变化中仅占很小的份额.     

管长和管径对单壁碳纳米管电导的影响

基于紧束缚模型，发展转移矩阵方法研究了单壁碳纳米管的导电性质.研究表明，由于卷曲效应，锯齿型(3k,0)管(k为整数)出现窄的电导沟，其大小与能隙一致.在费米能附近，电子输运不仅与管径和管长紧密相关，而且电子在不同能量下可能出现弹道的、扩散的和经典的三种不同输运特征. 关键词： 碳纳米管 转移矩阵 电导     

Characterization of the radiation from single-walled zig-zag carbon nanotubes at terahertz range

This paper investigates the radiation characteristics of metal single-walled zig-zag carbon nanotubes as a dipole antenna at terahertz wave range. The current distribution, input impedance and mutual impedance are calculated for various geometrical parameters of vertically-aligned carbon nanotubes. The numerical results demonstrate the properties of the antenna depending strongly on the geometrical parameters such as the radius, the lengths of carbon nantobues, and the spacing between nanotubes. It is found that the zig-zag carbon nanotubes exhibit very high input impedance and the mutual impedances for antenna array applications. These unique high impedance properties are different from the conventional metal thin wire antenna. The far-field patterns and gain of antenna array are also calculated. The maximum gain of array of 100-element array is up to 20.0~dB, which is larger than the gain of 0.598~dB of single dipole antenna at distance d = 0.5\lambda .     

扶手椅型单壁碳纳米管中的B/N对共掺杂

利用第一性原理电子结构计算方法,研究了扶手椅型单壁碳纳米管（SWCNT）的B/N对掺杂效应.研究发现,对于扶手椅型SWCNT两个不同的掺杂位点,B/N对更容易发生在与管轴线成30°角的P₁位点上.B/N对的掺杂使得金属性SWCNT能隙打开,且能隙随着B/N对轴向掺杂浓度的升高而逐渐增大.同时,还发现两B/N对掺杂后SWCNT的电子结构敏感地依赖于B/N对在圆周上的相对位置,能隙随着B/N对相对距离的增大而增大.这归结于B/N对的掺入影响了原有的电荷分布,这种影响是局域的 关键词： 单壁碳纳米管 B/N对掺杂 电子结构 第一性原理     

低偏压下单层碳纳米管的输运特征

系统地计算了各种手性碳纳米管最低导带的电子速度和有效质量的变化规律,在此基础上推断手性碳纳米管低偏压下的输运特征,计算表明:在低偏压电子输运时,同一系列(手性角相同)的各种手性金属碳纳米管的输运性质相同,与管径无关,但不同系列的手性金属碳纳米管的输运性质有明显区别;而同一系列的各种手性半导体型碳纳米管的输运性质有一定差异,但不同系列的手性半导体型碳纳米管的输运性质有着显著差异.这一结果说明:碳纳米管在低偏压下的输运特征与系列有着密切的关系,手性角是决定各种碳纳米管在低偏压下具有不同输运性质的最关键的几何参 关键词： 碳纳米管 手性角 电子速度 有效质量     

Adsorption of the insensitive explosive TATB on single-walled carbon nanotubes

The non-covalent adsorption of the insensitive explosive TATB (1,3,5-triamino-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene) on the sidewalls of single-walled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) has been calculated using an ONIOM approach. It was found that TATB deformed remarkably when attached non-covalently on the surface of CNTs, especially on the inner wall of the nanotubes. The diameter of the nanotube determined the degree of distortion of the inner-adsorbed TATB, but had little effect on the deformation of the outer-attached TATB. The non-covalent combination of TATB with the nanotube is an exothermic process due to the negative adsorption energy. TATB adsorption on the inner wall of nanotubes was energetically more favorable than that on the outer wall of the nanotubes. In both cases, the adsorption became more stable with increasing diameter of the nanotube. Our theoretical results can be used as a guideline for the design of energetic nanocomposites based on CNTs and aromatic nitro-explosives.     

Growth of aligned single-walled carbon nanotubes under ac electric fields through floating catalyst chemical vapour deposition

Through floating catalyst chemical vapour deposition(CVD) method,well-aligned isolated single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) and their bundles were deposited on the metal electrodes patterned on the SiO₂/Si surface under ac electric fields at relatively low temperature(280℃). It was indicated that SWCNTs were effectively aligned under ac electric fields after they had just grown in the furnace.The time for a SWCNT to be aligned in the electric field and the effect of gas flow were estimated. Polarized Raman scattering was performed to characterize the aligned structure of SWCNTs. This method would be very useful for the controlled fabrication and preparation of SWCNTs in practical applications.     

卷曲效应对单壁碳纳米管电子结构的影响

利用计入卷曲效应的单壁碳纳米管(SWCNT)的能量色散关系,计算最低导带的电子速度及有效质量,并与不计入卷曲效应的结果进行了比较.计算结果表明:卷曲效应对电子速度及有效质量的影响与SWCNT的类型密切相关,金属锯齿型SWCNT对卷曲效应最为敏感,其次是扶手椅型SWCNT,最不敏感的是半导体锯齿型SWCNT.由此可以推断,卷曲效应对金属锯齿型SWCNT电子结构及低偏压输运特性影响最大,其次是扶手椅型SWCNT,影响最不明显的是半导体锯齿型SWCNT.这些结果与实验测量及密度泛函理论计算结果完全一致. 关键词： 单壁碳纳米管 卷曲效应 电子速度 电子有效质量     

Influence of chirality on the thermal conductivity of single-walled carbon nanotubes

The influence of chirality on the thermal conductivity of single-walled carbon nanotubes(SWNTs) is discussed in this paper, using a non-equilibrium molecular dynamics(NEMD) method. The tube lengths of the SWNTs studied here are 20, 50, and 100 nm, respectively, and at each length the relationship between chiral angle and thermal conductivity of a SWNT is revealed. We find that if the tube length is relatively short, the influence of chirality on the thermal conductivity of a SWNT is more obvious and that a SWNT with a larger chiral angle has a greater thermal conductivity. Moreover, the thermal conductivity of a zigzag SWNT is smaller than that of an armchair one. As the tube length becomes longer, the thermal conductivity increases while the influence of chirality on the thermal conductivity decreases.     

Dependence of the electrical properties of defective single-walled carbon nanotubes on the vacancy density

The relationship between the electric properties and the vacancy density in single-walled carbon nanotubes has been investigated from first principles as well as the dependence of the influencing range of a vacancy in the nanotube on the nanotube chirality.Compared with the long-range interaction of the vacancies in a single-walled carbon nanotube with non-zero chiral angle,a much shorter interaction was found between vacancies in a zigzag single-walled carbon nanotube.In this study,we investigated the bandstructure fluctuations caused by the nanotube strain,which depends on both the vacancy density and the tube chirality.These theoretical results provide new insight to understand the relationship between the local deformation of a defective single-walled carbon nanotube and its measurable electronic properties.