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Bandgap engineering with strain

Nature Materials volume 2, pages 440–442 (2003)Cite this article

Much of the interest in carbon nanotubes arises from the interesting interplay between their helical structure and electronic properties. With greater understanding of the way in which mechanical strain changes their conductance, it may soon be possible to continuously tune the electromechanical response of nanotubes.

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Figure 1: Carbon nanotube (CNT) basics.
Figure 2: Metal-semiconductor transition in carbon nanotubes (CNTs).

Adapted from ref. 8, © 2003 American Physical Society.

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