@article{ ISI:000272904100060,
author = {Koltai, J and Rusznyák, Á and Zólyomi, V and Kürti, J
   and László, I},
title = {Junctions of left- and right-handed chiral carbon nanotubes nanobamboo},
journal = {Physica Status Solidi B-Basic Solid State Physics},
year = {2009},
volume = {246},
number = {11-12, Sp. Iss. SI},
pages = {2671-2674},
month = {DEC},
abstract = {Single walled carbon nanotubes can be used as nanoscale reaction
   chambers for producing smaller nanotubes within the host tube from
   encapsulated fullerenes by annealing. The diameter of the host outer
   tube restricts the diameter of the inner tube due to van der Waals
   interactions, but not chirality; however, only a few chiralities are
   allowed for any given outer tube diameter. It is possible that inner
   tubes with different chiralities - or the same chirality but left- and
   right-handedness - can start to grow in different places at the same
   time. A straight junction occurs at the connection of these two tubes.
   The geometry of different kinds of junctions containing pentagon and
   heptagon defects was optimized by density functional theory. The effect
   of the localized states on the electronic band structure was
   investigated.
   Geometry of our (6,4) nanobamboo from two points of view. The pentagon
   and heptagon defects are highlighted. (C) 2009 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH \&
   Co. KGaA, Weinheim},
keywords = {DFT ; DOS ; Nanobamboo ; Geometry},
doi = {10.1002/pssb.200982328},
issn = {0370-1972},
unique-ID = {ISI:000272904100060},
}