NanoCap: A framework for generating capped carbon nanotubes and fullerenes
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NanoCap provides both libraries and a standalone application for the construction of capped nanotubes of arbitrary chirality and fullerenes of any radius. Structures are generated by constructing a set of optimal dual graph topologies which are subsequently optimised using a carbon interatomic potential. Combining this approach with a GUI featuring 3D rendering capabilities allows for the rapid inspection of physically sensible structures which can be used as input for molecular simulation.
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NOTICE: This is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Computer Physics Communications. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Computer Physics Communications, Vol. 185, Issue 10 (2014). doi: 10.1016/j.cpc.2014.05.029