Locked twist in multiwalled carbon-nanotube ribbons

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Min-Feng Yu · Advanced Technologies Group (United States)

Mark J. Dyer · Advanced Technologies Group (United States)

Jian Chen · Advanced Technologies Group (United States)

Dong Qian · Advanced Technologies Group (United States)

Wing Liu · Northwestern University

Rodney S. Ruoff · Zyvex (United States)

Abstract

Twisted multiwalled carbon-nanotube (MWCNT) ribbons were observed with transmission electron microscopy. Particularly one cantilevered MWCNT ribbon had a twist present in the freestanding segment. An energetics analysis was presented supporting the hypothesis that twists in MWCNT ribbons are stabilized through more favorable atomic registry between neighboring layers in the twisted state.

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Carbon Nanotubes in Composites Mechanical and Optical Resonators Graphene research and applications

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Published in: Physical review. B, Condensed matter

Volume 64, Issue 24

DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.64.241403

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Locked twist in multiwalled carbon-nanotube ribbons

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