Jiang, Hui; Bu, Wei; Jiang, Jie; Dong, Jinming - In: The European Physical Journal B - Condensed Matter and … 42 (2004) 4, pp. 503-508
Using the π-band tight-binding (TB) model and the quantum box boundary condition, we have discussed how both of the applied strain and finite-length affect the energy bands of metallic carbon nanotubes (CNTs). It is found that, for finite-length CNTs, energy gap for the armchair tube under...