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

Figure 4

Simulation of armchair nanotubes. The initial (a) and the final (b) structures are shown. The simulation parameters are the following: 1000 K simulation temperature, 22.13 Å of length, and 9.23 Å of width for the parallel nanoribbons.

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