TY - JOUR
T1 - Structural and electronic properties of pentagon-heptagon pair defects in carbon nanotubes
AU - Charlier, Jean-Christophe
AU - Ebbesen, Thomas
AU - Lambin, Philippe
PY - 1996
Y1 - 1996
N2 - General features of the energetics and electronic states of carbon nanotubes, containing pentagon-heptagon pair (5/7) topological defects in the hexagonal network of the zigzag configuration, are investigated within simple tight-binding models. This 5/7 pair defect on the nanotube structure is not only responsible for a change in nanotube diameter, but also governs the electronic behavior around the Fermi level. Furthermore, nanotubes having different helicities and different electronic properties can be connected using such a pair. Various configurations including one, two, and three 5/7 pairs are explored in order to understand the influence of several defects on the electronic properties of the system. Topological aspects associated with the presence of 5/7 pair defects in armchair and chiral nanotubes are also discussed.
AB - General features of the energetics and electronic states of carbon nanotubes, containing pentagon-heptagon pair (5/7) topological defects in the hexagonal network of the zigzag configuration, are investigated within simple tight-binding models. This 5/7 pair defect on the nanotube structure is not only responsible for a change in nanotube diameter, but also governs the electronic behavior around the Fermi level. Furthermore, nanotubes having different helicities and different electronic properties can be connected using such a pair. Various configurations including one, two, and three 5/7 pairs are explored in order to understand the influence of several defects on the electronic properties of the system. Topological aspects associated with the presence of 5/7 pair defects in armchair and chiral nanotubes are also discussed.
U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevB.53.11108
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevB.53.11108
M3 - Article
SN - 0163-1829
VL - 53
SP - 11108
EP - 11113
JO - Physical review. B, Condensed matter
JF - Physical review. B, Condensed matter
IS - 16
ER -