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Bandgap Opening in Metallic Carbon Nanotubes Due to Silicon Adatoms

Branden B. Kappes¹, Cristian V. Ciobanu²

1 Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado 80401, USA. Email: bkappes@mines.edu
2 Dept. of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Program, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado 80401, USA. Email: cciobanu@mines.edu