Li+ and Li interactions with carbon nanocage structures

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2008-02-01

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Pekoez, Rengin
Erkoç, Şakir

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Molecular dynamics simulations have been carried out to explore the structural properties of Li and Li+ confined inside single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) and fullerene molecules. C-Li, C-Li+, Li-Li and Li+-Li+ interactions have been represented by pair functions and parameterized for the corresponding interactions. C-C interactions have been modeled by Tersoff potential. Open-ended SWCNTs with various sizes and chirality, as well as fullerenes with various sizes have been considered in the simulations. C-Li interaction is stronger than that of C-Li+. Enclohedral Li+ doping caused structural deformations in C-60. It has been found that for both Li and Li+ cases endohedral doping is favorable with respect to exohedral doping. This result is valid for both fullerenes and nanotubes.

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General Materials Science, Bioengineering, General Chemistry, Condensed Matter Physics, Biomedical Engineering

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/56783

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Department of Physics, Article