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

Figure 11

Simulation of zigzag nanotubes. The initial (a) and the developed structures at 0.8 ps and 2.6 ps are shown. The simulation parameters are the following: 1050 K simulation temperature, 85.91 Å of length, and 17.92 Å of width for the parallel nanoribbons.

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