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CNx nanotubes with pyridinelike structures: p-type semiconductors and Li storage materials.
- Source :
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Journal of Chemical Physics . 9/14/2008, Vol. 129 Issue 10, p104703. 5p. 3 Diagrams, 2 Graphs. - Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- Using density functional theory (DFT) computations, we investigated pyridinelike structures in a series of single-walled CNx nanotubes and found that tube chirality and diameter play important roles in the formation of pyridinelike structures. Not pyridinelike structures but more NC defects (N atoms substituting for C atoms) should be responsible for the experimentally observed donor states of CNx nanotubes. The adsorption energies of Li at the pyridinelike defect are so large and the energy barrier for lithium penetrating the defect is so low that CNx nanotubes with pyridinelike structures have enhanced capability for lithium storage. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00219606
- Volume :
- 129
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Chemical Physics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 34360382
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2975237