The current status of research on boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs)—carbon nanotube
structural analogues—is discussed. Latest achievements in BNNT synthesis, morphology …

▪ Abstract We review the recent progress in our understanding of the mechanical and
electrical properties of carbon nanotubes, emphasizing the theoretical aspects. Nanotubes …

We perform first principles calculations on work functions of single wall carbon nanotubes,
which can be divided into two classes according to tube diameter (D). For class I tubes (D> 1 …

The control of the geometry of carbon nanotubes has a high potential for electro-optical
technology developments. We report here the use of a new spectroscopic signature for the …

Carbon nanotubes, in which the two-dimensional hexagonal lattice of graphene is
transformed into a quasi-one-dimensional lattice by conserving the local bond arrangement …

We present a systematic analysis of the effect of radial deformation on the atomic and
electronic structure of zigzag and armchair single wall carbon nanotubes using the first …

We investigate, through first-principles calculations, lattice instabilities induced in diamond
by the application of high shear stresses. For shear stresses as low as 95 GPa a lattice …

The following features of multiwalled BN nanotubes were discovered using a field emission
high-resolution analytical transmission electron microscope:(i) coexistence of hexagonal …

SIESTA was developed as an approach to compute the electronic properties and perform
atomistic simulations of complex materials from first principles. Very large systems, with an …

We show by molecular dynamics simulations that there exists a reversible domino process
in single walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs). SWCNTs with one end collapsed and the …