Helical nanomaterials represent an emerging group of nanostructures with unique spiral
geometry as well as multiple functionalities owing to their enriched physical and chemical …

Incorporating pentagons and heptagons into the hexagonal networks of pristine carbon
nanotubes (CNTs) can form various CNT-based nanostructures, as pentagons and …

Twin carbon nanocoils (T-CNCs) were synthesized by means of acetylene decomposition
over nickel nanoparticles. From the TEM image, one can see the growth of carbon nanocoils …

Among all carbon nanostructured materials, helical nanosprings or nanocoils have attracted
particular interest as a result of their special mechanical behavior. Here, carbon nanosprings …

The exact knowledge of helical carbon nanotube (HCNT) growth mechanism has not yet
been completely clarified, and effective synthesis of high-purity helical carbon nanotubes in …

This review presents the elastic theory of low-dimensional (one-and two-dimensional)
continua and its applications in bio-and nano-structures. First, the curve and surface theory …

The CVD route for carbon nanotube production has become a popular method to make
large amounts of multiwall carbon nanotubes. The structure, morphology and size of carbon …

Chiral structures not only exist in nature widely, they also emerge in artificial systems,
attracting myriad attentions due to their excellent mechanical, optical, electrical, and …

Helically coiled metastructures made from carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are a promising
material for nanoelectromechanical systems due to the helical morphology and fantastic …

Helical carbon fibers (HCFs), a novel carbon nanomaterial, have fascinating 3D-
helical/spiral morphology in combination with excellent properties. HCFs and related …