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We present some recent results of simulations of carbon single-walled nanotube growth. Our simulations are based on Density Functional Theory electronic structure calculations, and they allow us to gain important understanding on the physico-chemical processes driving nanotube growth, and the conditions under which these take place.
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Hernández, E., Ordejón, P., Canadell, E., Junquera, J., Soler, J.M. (2003). Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Nanotube Growth. In: Liz-Marzán, L.M., Giersig, M. (eds) Low-Dimensional Systems: Theory, Preparation, and Some Applications. NATO Science Series, vol 91. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0143-4_4
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