Broken symmetry, boundary conditions, and band-gap oscillations in finite single-wall carbon nanotubes

作者: Lei Liu , C. S. Jayanthi , H. Guo , S. Y. Wu

DOI: 10.1103/PHYSREVB.64.033414

关键词: Carbon nanotubeBoundary value problemBand gapCondensed matter physicsSymmetry breakingZigzagMaximaSymmetry (physics)AmplitudePhysics

摘要: The interplay between the broken symmetry and boundary conditions alters profoundly electronic properties of carbon single-wall nanotubes (SWNTs) finite-lengths. For SWNTs $(p,q)$ characterized by $p=k+l,$ $q=k\ensuremath{-}l,$ $0l~ll~k,$ $k=1,2,\dots{},$ energy gaps for finite belonging to a given family k exhibit strikingly similar oscillating patterns even NT sections, but gap maxima different lengths periodicities with amplitudes oscillations diminishing from armchair, chiral, zigzag SWNTs.

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