A continuous model for the joining of two fullerenes

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dc.contributor.authorBaowan, D.
dc.contributor.authorCox, B.
dc.contributor.authorHill, J.
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractThe successful design of many novel nano-electronic devices will require a thorough understanding of the geometric joining issues of certain nanostructures. In this paper, we adopt a continuous approach and we employ the calculus of variations to model the nanostructure obtained by the joining of two fullerenes. We model the fullerenes as spheres and we assume symmetric defects on both fullerenes so that the three-dimensional problem is axially symmetric and can therefore be reduced to a problem in two dimensions. We propose two models depending upon the curvature of the join profile which can be either positive or both positive and negative. However, there is at present no experimental or simulation data to verify the theoretical connecting structures predicted by this study.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityD. Baowan, B. J. Cox and J. M. Hill
dc.identifier.citationPhilosophical Magazine Letters: structure and properties of condensed matter, 2008; 88(23):2953-2964
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/14786430802446682
dc.identifier.issn0950-0839
dc.identifier.issn1478-6443
dc.identifier.orcidCox, B. [0000-0002-0662-7037]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/64988
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis Ltd
dc.rightsCopyright 2008 Taylor & Francis
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/14786430802446682
dc.subjectcoalescent fullerenes
dc.subjectpeanut-like nanostructures
dc.subjectcalculus of variations
dc.titleA continuous model for the joining of two fullerenes
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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