Interplay of Wetting and Elasticity in the Nucleation of Carbon Nanotubes
We use molecular dynamics and simple thermodynamic arguments to model the interaction between catalyst nanoparticles and carbon nanotube caps, and we illustrate how the competition between cap strain energy and adhesion plays a role in the lifting of these caps from the catalyst surface prior to tub...
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| Language: | English |
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American Physical Society (APS),
2012-02-09T18:13:46Z.
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