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Nature Materials 2, 440 - 442 (2003)
doi:10.1038/nmat928
Carbon nanotubes: Bandgap engineering with strain
Amitesh Maiti1
- Amitesh Maiti is at Accelrys Inc., 9685 Scranton Road, San Diego, California 92121, USA. e-mail: amaiti@accelrys.com
Abstract
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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