title: Atomistic simulations of catalyzed carbon nanotube growth.
abstract: We review the advances made in understanding the mechanism of catalyzed carbon nanotube growth, with the main focus on direct dynamics and molecular dynamics studies of single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNT) growth. These studies have deepened our understanding of the catalytic SWNT nucleation and growth mechanisms, but more accurate and efficient methods are required for a complete investigation at experimental growth conditions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Göteborg University, SE-412 96, Göteborg, Sweden.
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bolton
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.forename: Arne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rosén
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D003198:Computer Simulation; D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods*; D007700:Kinetics; D008956:Models, Chemical; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D011789:Quantum Theory
chemical_list: D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon