| The interactions of the C-centred and the N-centred Glycine radical on the side walls of an armchair (4,4) Single Walled Carbon Nanotube are investigated by density functional theory. It is found that the interaction potential of the N-centred Glycine radical with the tube has a minimum of 22 kcal/mol with respect to the dissociation products. In contrast the C-centred radical which is 22.7 kcal/mol lower in energy than the N-centred radical forms no stable complex. |
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