Correlation of the chemical properties of carbon nanotubes with their atomic and electronic structures

F. N. Tomilin, P. V. Avramov, A. A. Kuzubov, S. G. Ovchinnikov, G. L. Pashkov

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Abstract

The nature of chemical bonding in carbon nanoclusters is investigated by the PM3 semiempirical quantum-chemical method. The influence of the atomic structure on the electronic characteristics and chemical properties of nanoclusters is analyzed. A σ-π model is proposed for the chemical bonding in nanotubes. It is shown that, in the framework of the proposed model, nanotubes are objects characterized by a small contribution of π states to the valence band top.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1179-1182
Number of pages4
JournalPhysics of the Solid State
Volume46
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2004

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