Finite length and solvent analysis effects on the squash mode of single walled carbon nanotubes

C. de Fréin, N. Quirke, and D. Zerulla

Nanotube diameters (d) are usually characterized using the radial breathing mode d–1; the squash mode frequency (f) however is predicted to vary as d–2. We demonstrate using the MM+ forcefield that for lengths <9 nm the symmetric squash mode (SSM) and asymmetric squash mode (ASM) ((10,0) SWNT (sin ... [Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 153109 (2013)] published Fri Oct 11, 2013.



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