Abstract
Magnetoelectronic properties of chiral carbon nanotubes and toroids are studied for any magnetic field. They are sensitive to the changes in the magnitude and the direction of the magnetic field, as well as the chirality. The important differences between chiral and achiral carbon nanotubes include band symmetry, band curvature, band crossing, band-edge state, state degeneracy, band spacing, energy gap, and semiconductor-metal transition. Carbon tori also exhibit the strong chirality dependence on the field modulation of discrete states. Chiral carbon tori might differ from chiral carbon nanotubes in energy-gap modulation, density of states, and state degeneracy.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 016 |
Pages (from-to) | 8313-8324 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Journal of Physics Condensed Matter |
Volume | 18 |
Issue number | 35 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2006 Sept 6 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Materials Science
- Condensed Matter Physics