Quasi-particle Energy Gap of Metal-coated Carbon Nanotubes

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Abstract

We have studied the electronic structures of metal-coated carbon nanotubes using density functional theory and many body corrections based on GW approximation (GWA). In particular, we will present energy band gap variation as a function of number of metal atoms on the nanotube surface. Our results are compared with recent experiments.

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Authors

  • Yu Zhou

  • Li Chen

  • Yiming Zhang

  • Swastik Kar

  • Pulickel Ajayan

  • Saroj Nayak

    • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute