2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Theoretical study of carbon nanotube functionalization and degradation

Research Project

Project/Area Number	20550012
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	Physical chemistry
Research Institution	Nagoya University
Principal Investigator	IRLE Stephan Nagoya University, 高等研究院, 特任准教授 (00432336)
Project Period (FY)	2008 – 2010
Keywords	単層カーボンナノチューブの酸化 / 格子欠陥 / 分子動力学シミュレーション
Research Abstract	We studied A) the functionalization of carbon nanotubes as the result of [2+1] cycloaddition reactions to the three different types of carbon-carbon bonds in chiral nanotubes, B) the defect formation and healing of nanotubes and graphene flakes, and C) the self-repair of large holes in carbon nanostructures during exposure of C_2 molecules.