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

Figure 9

Simulation of zigzag nanotubes. The initial (a) and the structures after a simulation time of 1.7 ps (b) and 2.8 ps (c) are shown. The simulation parameters are the following: 1000 K simulation temperature, 85.91 Å of length, and 13.53 Å of width for the parallel nanoribbons.

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