A
single-walled carbon nanotube grows from the round cap down, so it’s
logical to think the cap’s formation determines what follows. But
according to researchers at Rice University, that’s not entirely so.
Theoretical physicist Boris Yakobson and his Rice colleagues found
through exhaustive analysis that those who wish to control the chirality
of nanotubes – the characteristic that determines their electrical
properties – would be wise to look at other aspects of their growth.
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