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. 2021 Feb 2;11(10):5785–5800. doi: 10.1039/d0ra08888a

Structural parameters of the modeled MWCNTs.

Multi walled carbon nanotube (length 1 nm)
Armchair Chiral Zigzag
n 4 5 6 4 5 6 4 5 6
m 4 5 6 2 3 3 0 0 0
Atoms 148 183 217 114 146 164 90 110 130
Bonds 204 153 300 155 198 222 117 143 169
Inner radius (Å) 2.714 3.392 4.071 2.073 2.742 3.109 1.567 1.959 2.35
Outer radius (Å) 3.0595 3.737 4.4145 2.4465 3.109 3.4815 1.9585 2.3505 2.742
Outer diameter (Å) 6.119 7.474 8.829 4.893 6.218 6.963 3.917 4.701 5.484
Inner diameter (Å) 5.428 6.785 8.142 4.146 5.484 6.218 3.134 3.917 4.701
Volume (Å) 62.7 77.3 91.6 53 67.5 77.1 43.4 53 62.7
Surface to volume ratio 6 6 6 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.3 5.3 5.3
Radius (I) to volume ratio 0.043285 0.043880 0.044443 0.039113 0.040622 0.040322 0.036105 0.036962 0.037480
Radius (O) to volume ratio 0.048795 0.048344 0.048193 0.046160 0.046059 0.045155 0.045126 0.044349 0.043732