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Radial deformation and band-gap modulation of pressurized carbon nanotubes

  • Taira, Hisao (Division of Engineering and Policy for Sustainable Environment, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University) ;
  • Shima, Hiroyuki (Department of Environmental Sciences & Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi) ;
  • Umeno, Yoshitaka (Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo) ;
  • Sato, Motohiro (Division of Engineering and Policy for Sustainable Environment, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University)
  • Received : 2013.05.01
  • Accepted : 2013.07.17
  • Published : 2013.06.25
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Abstract

We numerically investigate the electronic band structure of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) under radial corrugation. Hydrostatic pressure application to CNTs leads to a circumferential wave-like deformation of their initially circular cross-sections, called radial corrugations. Tight-binding calculation was performed to determine the band gap energy as a function of the amplitude of the radial corrugation. We found that the band gap increased with increasing radial corrugation amplitude; then, the gap started to decline at a critical amplitude and finally vanished. This non-monotonic gap variation indicated the metal-semiconductor-metal transition of CNTs with increasing corrugation amplitude. Our results provide a better insight into the structure-property relation of CNTs, thus advancing the CNT-based device development.

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