Module 1 : Introduction to materials

Lecture 7 : Introduction to nanoscience and nanotechnology - Carbon nanotubes, fullerenes

 

How to visualize the nanotube ?

  1. A carbon nanotube is based on a two-dimensional graphene sheet.
  2. The chiral vector is defined on the hexagonal lattice as Ch = nâ1 + mâ2,
  3. Chiral angle
  4. Role/cap off