Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Composites: Metal and Ceramic ...

Nomenclature
~a 1 , ~a 2 Unit vectors in two-dimensional hexagonal lattice
~C h Chiral vector
d Diameter of carbon nanotube
e Electronic charge
Go Conductance quantum (Go)
h Planck s constant.
n, m Integers
q Chiral angle
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