Low Dimensional Carbon Structures

Here is a sampling of pictures from some of our recent ab initio investigations of low dimensional carbon structures

Chains and maile constructed from toroidal carbon nanotubes

• Chen, N., M.T. Lusk, A.C.T. van Duin and W.A. Goddard, III,  Mini Might Nature 436 1068 ( 2005) (Research Highlights)

• Chen, N., M.T. Lusk, A.C.T. van Duin and W.A. Goddard, III,  Mechanical Properties of Connected Carbon Nanorings via Molecular Dynamics Simulation, Physical Review B 72 085416:1-9 (2005)

Toroidal carbon nanotubes encapsulating atomic metal necklaces

•  Lusk, M.T. and N. Hamm, Toroidal Carbon Nanotubes with Encapsulated Atomic Metal Loops, Physical Review B 76 125422:1-6 (2007)

Creation of defect structures on sheets of graphene

• Lusk, M.T. and L.D. Carr, Nano-Engineering Defect Structures on Graphene, Physical Review Letters (2007, in review)