Lindemann Parameters for solid Membranes focused on Carbon Nanotubes
arXiv:0806.1656 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.79.075412
Abstract
Temperature fluctuations in the normal direction of planar crystals such as graphene are quite violent and may be expected to influence strongly their melting properties. In particular, they will modify the Lindemann melting criterium. We calculate this modification in a self-consistent Born approximation. The result is applied to graphene and its wrapped version represented by single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs). It is found that the out-of-plane fluctuations dominate over the in-plane fluctuations. This makes strong restrictions to possible Lindemann parameters. Astonishing we find that these large out-of-plane fluctuations have only a small influence upon the melting temperature.
6 pages, 1 figure, typos corrected, version published in PRB
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