Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology. Section A. Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, Vol.340, 395-398, 2000
EELS study of deformed carbon nanotube
Electron energy loss spectrum (EELS) of deformed carbon nanotube was acquired and compared with the density of states calculation to see the influence of the deformation to the electronic structure of the tube. Deformation caused by the external stress was found to change the electronic structure of the tube compared to the straight tube, and it is suggested that EELS could be an interesting tool for characterizing nanoscale structure of carbon nanotubes.