Semiconducting Metal Junction
July 11, 2011
A semiconducting metal junction formed from two carbon nanotubes.
A team led by Vincent Crespi, associate professor of physics, has simulated carbon nanotubes that are smaller and stronger than any other nanotube. Using supercomputers in California, Michigan and Texas to model the electronic states and total energies of various carbon molecules, Crespi and his colleagues discovered a tetrahedral carbon atom that creates tight and stable bonds to form tiny tubes only six atoms across, the smallest diameter theoretically possible. Crespi believes they may prove very useful in nanotechnology applications.
A team led by Vincent Crespi, associate professor of physics, has simulated carbon nanotubes that are smaller and stronger than any other nanotube. Using supercomputers in California, Michigan and Texas to model the electronic states and total energies of various carbon molecules, Crespi and his colleagues discovered a tetrahedral carbon atom that creates tight and stable bonds to form tiny tubes only six atoms across, the smallest diameter theoretically possible. Crespi believes they may prove very useful in nanotechnology applications.
Topics:
Carbon nanotube, carbon nanotubes, Chemistry, Environment, Vincent Crespi, Potential applications of carbon nanotubes, Molecular electronics, Selective chemistry of single-walled nanotubes, Nanotechnology, Carbon, Physics
