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 language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1179-1182 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Physics of the Solid State |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue number | 6 |
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| State | Published - Jun 2004 |