Binding energy of parallel carbon nanotubes

作者：B. Chen, Min Gao, Jian‐Min Zuo, S. Qu, Binbin Liu, Yue Huang · 发表于：Applied Physics Letters · 年份：2003 · DOI：10.1063/1.1623013 · 被引用次数：75 · 研究领域：Carbon Nanotubes in Composites、Fullerene Chemistry and Applications、Graphene research and applications

We study the interaction between two separate carbon nanotubes that bond together by examing their geometry in transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The TEM image, in conjunction with a continuum mechanics model interpretation, provides an estimate of 0.36 nN binding energy between the two parallel carbon nanotubes. This result agrees well with the calculated binding energy using an atomistic model.