Band Structure of Carbon Nanotubes
Discovery First observed by Iijima (1991) Multiwalled
Arc-discharge evaporation
Laser ablation
Chemical vapour deposition
Armchair tube
Zigzag tube
Chiral tubes
Graphite Bravais lattice Reciprocal space Dispersion relation Equi-energy regions 1947 P.R. Wallace Tight-binding, nearest neighbour
[5,5] Armchair tube Bravais lattice Reciprocal lattice Periodic boundary conditions: Dispersion relation:
[9,0] Zigzag tube Bravais lattice Reciprocal lattice Periodic boundary conditions: Dispersion relation:
[10,0] Zigzag tube Reciprocal lattice Metallic zigzag tubes satisfy:
Are they real metals? Zigzag tubeArmchair tube Stable against Peierls distortion Armchair tube conduct ballistically >10 m
Ballistic transport
Applications Nano electronics (FET ’ s) Spintronics AFM tips Composite materials