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    In [41], a factor of 2 corresponding to the contributions of both conduction and valence subbands was missed in the code written to calculate the number of conduction channels in a graphene shell. The value of a was consequently underestimated by a factor of 2.

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    Naeemi, A., Meindl, J.D. (2009). Performance Modeling for Carbon Nanotube Interconnects. In: Kong, J., Javey, A. (eds) Carbon Nanotube Electronics. Integrated Circuits and Systems. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-69285-2_7

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