Table 1 Diameter, bond length, and binding energy for different BNNTs
Nanotube and stoichiometry | Tube diameter | Bond length distribution (Å) | Binding energy (eV/each atom) | |
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Type I | Type II | |||
BNNT (4,4) | 5.657 | 1.461 | 1.456 | 6.361 |
5.49a | 1.440b | 1.444b | ||
BNNT (5,5) | 7.043 | 1.457 | 1.455 | 6.422 |
6.87a | 1.439b | 1.442b | ||
BNNT (6,6) | 8.43 | 1.462 | 1.458 | 6.457 |
8.23a | 1.439b | 1.440b | ||
BNNT (7,7) | 9.49 | 1.462 | 1.459 | 6.476 |
9.59a | 1.438b | 1.439b | ||
BNNT (8,8) | 11.21 | 1.459 | 1.457 | 6.490 |
10.95a | 1.439b | 1.439b | ||
BNNT (4,0) | 3.556 | 1.499 | 1.439 | 6.187 |
3.35a | 1.476b | 1.423b | ||
BNNT (5,0) | 4.191 | 1.473 | 1.442 | 6.371 |
4.08a | 1.460b | 1.429b | ||
BNNT (8,0) | 6.263 | 1.460 | 1.454 | 6.606 |
6.37a | 1.445b | 1.434b |