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Variety pays off for nanotubes

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Carbon nanotubes are usually produced in samples that contain a mixture of different diameters and electronic properties; this is a problem for applications in nanoelectronics but is advantageous when generating ultrashort laser pulses.

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Figure 1: A carbon nanotube can be defined by two numbers that determine its diameter and other properties.

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