Matías Soto and Enrique Barrera (IMAGE)

Rice University

Matías Soto and Enrique Barrera

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Rice University graduate student Matías Soto, left, and materials scientist Enrique Barrera, right, led a study to calculate the properties of a variety of zigzag double-walled carbon nanotubes. They found it may someday be possible to tune double-walled tubes for specific electronic properties by controlling their configuration, chiral angles and the distance between the walls.

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Jeff Fitlow/Rice University

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