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The Stone Wales defect in nanotubes is an example of which type of defect?
AScrew dislocation
BGrain boundary
CVacancy defect
DTopological defect
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Topological defect
It rearranges rings into two five-membered and two seven-membered rings, changing the bonding topology.
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