Thermal conductivity of carbon nanotube superlattices:Comparative study with defective carbon nanotubes

We use molecular dynamics simulation to calculate the thermal conductivities of（5, 5） carbon nanotube superlattices（CNTSLs） and defective carbon nanotubes（DCNTs）, where CNTSLs and DCNTs have the same size. It is found that the thermal conductivity of DCNT is lower than that of CNTSL at the same concentration of Stone–Wales（SW） defects. We perform the analysis of heat current autocorrelation functions and observe the phonon coherent resonance in CNTSLs, but do not observe the same effect in DCNTs. The phonon vibrational eigen-mode analysis reveals that all modes of phonons are strongly localized by SW defects. The degree of localization of CNTSLs is lower than that of DCNTs, because the phonon coherent resonance results in the phonon tunneling effect in the longitudinal phonon mode. The results are helpful in understanding and tuning the thermal conductivity of carbon nanotubes by defect engineering.

Stability and Electronic Properties of Hydrogenated Zigzag Carbon Nanotube Focused on Stone-Wales Defect

We present a first-principles study of the chemisorption of hydrogen on a Stone-Wales （SW） defective carbon nanotube （10,0）. The investigated configurations include four configurations covering single defects and double defects. One hydrogen dimer adsorption is energetically favored on bonds shared by carbon heptagon-heptagon for configurations with the defect parallel to the tube axis compared with the carbon pentagon-hexagon sites for ones with a slanted defect. This different behavior is also demonstrated for hydrogen dimer chain adsorption, the favored site for the former ones is through the defect, which is the nearest neighbor site to defect for the latter ones. It is found that the energy band gaps of hydrogenated configurations may be enlarged or decreased by altering the adsorption site or defect position. The semiconductor-to-metal transition may occur for configurations with the defect or defects parallel to the tube axis due to low electronic localization. Our results highlight the interest of the interaction of multi-factor system by providing a detailed bond and position picture of a hydrogenated defective carbon nanotube （10,0）.

Influence of tension-twisting deformations and defects on optical and electrical properties of B,N doped carbon nanotube superlattices

As the era of nanoelectronics is dawning,CNT（carbon nanotube）,a one-dimensional nano material with outstanding properties and performances,has aroused wide attention.In order to study its optical and electrical properties,this paper has researched the influence of tension-twisting deformation,defects,and mixed type on the electronic structure and optical properties of the armchair carbon nanotube superlattices doped cyclic alternately with B and N by using the first-principle method.Our findings show that if tension-twisting deformation is conducted,then the geometric structure,bond length,binding energy,band gap and optical properties of B,N doped carbon nanotube superlattices with defects and mixed type will be influenced.As the degree of exerted tension-twisting deformation increases,B,N doped carbon nanotube superlattices become less stable,and B,N doped carbon nanotube superlattices with defects are more stable than that with exerted tension-twisting deformations.Proper tension-twisting deformation can adjust the energy gap of the system;defects can only reduce the energy gap,enhancing the system metallicity;while the mixed type of 5%tension,twisting angle of 15° and atomic defects will significantly increase the energy gap of the system.From the perspective of optical properties,doped carbon nanotubes may transform the system from metallicity into semi-conductivity.