Intercalation of carbon nanotubes into a graphene sheet

Abstract eng:
Folding graphitic materials have the potential to create complex structures with new properties. Intercalating molecules into these folds is an interesting method of one-dimensional functionalisation of a graphene sheet. We investigate the incorporation of a single-walled carbon nanotube into folded graphene structures and between sheets of graphene. The optimal curved structure caused by both the elastic and van der Waals energies is examined using variational calculus. Results are shown to match with molecular dynamics simulations.

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