Topological and Energetic Conditions for Lithographic Production of Carbon Nanotubes from Graphene

Figure 10

Simulation of zigzag nanotubes. The initial (a) and the developed structures at 0.45 ps, 0.77 ps, and 2.8 ps are shown. The simulation parameters are the following: 1050 K simulation temperature, 85.91 Å of length, and 15.99 Å of width for the parallel nanoribbons.

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