Curvature dependence of the metal catalyst atom interaction with carbon nanotubes walls
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Interactions of the transition metal atoms with carbon nanotube walls are investigated using a tight-binding molecular dynamics method that allows for spin unrestricted geometry optimization. Comparison with the results for bonding on graphite indicates major differences in bonding sites, magnetic moments and the direction of charge transfer. The significant values of magnetic moments obtained for the metal atoms on nanotube walls is consistent with the recent experimental findings. q 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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