2007/05/03 by Reginald B. Little, Alexandru S. Biris, Alexandru R. Biriş +4
Materials Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Carbon Nanotubes in Composites #Carbon nanotube #Chemical physics #Condensed matter physics #Electron #Ferromagnetism #Graphene research and applications #Materials science #Mesoscopic physics #Nanotechnology #Nucleation #Physics #Quantum and electron transport phenomena #Quantum mechanics #Spin (aerodynamics) #Spin engineering #Spin polarization #Thermodynamics #cond-mat.mes-hall #cond-mat.mtrl-sci
paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.jmmm.2007.07.031
arxiv created 2007/05/03 · openalex publication_date 2007/08/14 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
The mechanism of carbon nanotube (CNT) nucleation and growth has been a mystery for over 15 years. Prior models have attempted the extension of older classical transport mechanisms. In July 2000, a more detailed and accurate nonclassical, relativistic mechanism was formulated considering the detailed dynamics of the electronics of spin and orbital rehybridization between the carbon and catalyst via novel mesoscopic phenomena and quantum dynamics. Ferromagnetic carbon was demonstrated. Here, quantum (Hall) effects and relativistic effects of intense many body spin-orbital interactions for novel orbital rehybridization dynamics (Little Effect) are proposed in this new dynamical magnetic mechanism. This dynamic ferromagnetic mechanism is proven by imposing dynamic and static magnetic fields during CNT syntheses and observing the different influence of these external magnetic environments on the catalyzing spin currents and spin waves and the resulting CNT formation.