sknano.structures.compute_Lz¶

sknano.structures.compute_Lz(n, m, nz, bond=None, **kwargs)[source][source]¶

Compute \(L_z = L_{\mathrm{tube}}\) in nanometers.

\[L_z = n_z |\mathbf{T}|\]

Parameters:

Parameters:	n, m : int Chiral indices defining the nanotube chiral vector \(\mathbf{C}_h = n\mathbf{a}_1 + m\mathbf{a}_2 = (n, m)\). nz : {int, float} Number of nanotube unit cells bond : float, optional Distance between nearest neighbor atoms (i.e., bond length). Must be in units of Å. Default value is the carbon-carbon bond length in graphite, approximately \(\mathrm{a}_{\mathrm{CC}} = 1.42\) Å
Returns:	float \(L_z = L_{\mathrm{tube}}\) in nanometers

n, m : int

Chiral indices defining the nanotube chiral vector \(\mathbf{C}_h = n\mathbf{a}_1 + m\mathbf{a}_2 = (n, m)\).

nz : {int, float}

Number of nanotube unit cells

bond : float, optional

Distance between nearest neighbor atoms (i.e., bond length). Must be in units of Å. Default value is the carbon-carbon bond length in graphite, approximately \(\mathrm{a}_{\mathrm{CC}} = 1.42\) Å

Returns:

float

\(L_z = L_{\mathrm{tube}}\) in nanometers