Abstract
The vibrational spectra of double-wall carbon nanotubes () are studied theoretically within a continuum model in this paper. The phonon dispersion relations are derived numerically and analytically, and two radial breathing modes () are calculated analytically, which agree with experimental data [Phys. Rev. B 66, 075416 (2002)]. By comparison of the frequencies with the ones of isolated single-wall carbon nanotubes, we find that there is a systematic upward shift for frequencies due to the interlayer van der Waals interactions. In case of counterphase modes, the upshift magnitude of frequencies increases with an increase of the outer-layer radius . However, for inphase , the upshift magnitude of frequencies may increase or decrease with an increase of . We then discuss four acoustic phonons and find that there is no transverse acoustic phonon in . Finally, the general phonon dispersion relations are calculated.
- Received 23 October 2003
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.69.233407
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