Regioselective multistep reconstructions of half‐saturated zigzag carbon nanotubes

The open edge reconstruction of half‐saturated (6,0) zigzag carbon nanotube (CNT) was introduced by density functional calculations. The multistep rearrangement was demonstrated as a regioselective process to generate a defective edge with alternating pentagons and heptagons. Not only the thermal stability was found to be enhanced significantly after reconstruction but also the total spin of CNT was proved to be reduced gradually from high‐spin septet to close‐shell singlet, revealing the critical role of deformed edge on the geometrical and magnetic properties of open‐ended CNTs. Kinetically, the initial transformation was confirmed as the rate‐determining step with relatively the largest reaction barrier and the following steps can take place spontaneously. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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