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Fig. 16.4 The comparison of average force required to insert open-ended and capped nanotube
into bilayer
Fig. 16.5 The comparison of average force required to insert CNT and SiCNT into bilayer
than in case of pure CNT. Note that average force for SiCNT is smaller despite the
fact that it has larger diameter, and as one can see from Fig. 16.3, for homogeneous
nanotubes, the required force increases with the diameter.