Comments on Structural Types of Toroidal Carbon Nanotubes
Journal
Journal of the Chinese Chemical Society
Journal Volume
60
Journal Issue
7
Pages
949--954
Date Issued
2013-06
Author(s)
Abstract
Abstract We clarify the relationships between the eight structural types of toroidal carbon nanotubes (TCNTs), which can be identified as the eight corners of a cube of structural transformation. The four families with D nh symmetry can be related by rim rotations, and the same is true for those with D nd symmetries. These two sets are then connected by horizontal shifts, thereby completing the cube. Moreover, we further point out that there are five more highly symmetric D nh structural types that can be derived from performing the generalized Stone‐Wales transformation on TCNTs with D nh structural types.
Type
journal article