Abstract
ABSTRACTWe present the results of a large-scale molecular dynamics investigation of addimers on strained carbon nanotubes. We find that addimers induce a new set of transformations that lead to the formation of extended defects that are actually short segments of tubes of altered helicity. As these defects wrap themselves about the circumference of the nanotube, this suggests that the combination of addimers and strain may well lead to the formation of nanotube-based quantum dots. The formation of these quantum dots is most favorable for the (n.O) zigzag tubes. For these tubes, addimers induce plastic transformations in tubes that normally display brittle behavior.
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