Question: Problem 3 ( Graphene & CNT ) Please solve all questions and every part with explanation A graphene sheet is a honeycomb lattice of carbon

Problem 3(Graphene & CNT)
Please solve all questions and every part with explanation
A graphene sheet is a honeycomb lattice of carbon atoms (see figure). Let the distance between carbon atoms be "a". A good model for graphene is to consider a single plane in which there is one valence electron per carbon atom. We will use the tight-binding approximation, in which this electron can occupy a single pz orbital at each carbon site. Let R denote the centers of the hexagons in the honeycomb: these form the underlying hexagonal Bravais lattice. Please notice that the latter is indeed a Bravais lattice differently from the graphene honeycomb lattice. The unit cell spanned by a1 and a2 contains two carbon atoms conventionally labeled as A and B atom, located at R+vA,R+vB, as shown in the figure.
Carbon nanotubes are made up of a section of the graphene lattice that has been wrapped up into a cylinder. You can specify the way the lattice is wound up by identifying the winding vector W. The winding vector must be a Bravais lattice vector, and so can be specified by two integers:
W=na1+ma2
where n and m are integers. To construct a nanotube, take a graphene lattice and mark one atom (either A type or B type) as the origin. Shift the origin of the vector W on the chosen atom. The new vector Wn will point to another atom of the same type. Roll up the sheet perpendicular to Wn so that the second atom sits exactly on top of the first. You have constructed a (n;m) nanotube! Nomenclature: we can specify some special tubes said achiral: they are (n;n) tubes which are called armchair tubes, and (n;0 zig-zag tubes. All other tubes are said chiral.
a. Build a (5;5) armchair tube (i.e. with scissors and adhesive tape!) by making use of transparencies - You can download this sheet from course homepage and print it out. The easy way to submit your homework is to take and print out a photo with finished structure on a white paper with you name on the paper as the evidence.
b. Construct a (8;0) zig-zag tube.
c. Build a chiral (7;3) tube.
 Problem 3(Graphene & CNT) Please solve all questions and every part

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