SINGLE-WALL CARBON NANOTUBES GROWING RADIALLY FROM NI FINE PARTICLES FORMED BY ARC EVAPORATION

被引:108
作者
SAITO, Y [1 ]
OKUDA, M [1 ]
FUJIMOTO, N [1 ]
YOSHIKAWA, T [1 ]
TOMITA, M [1 ]
HAYASHI, T [1 ]
机构
[1] NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TEL PUBL CORP, INTERDISCIPLINARY LABS, MUSASHINO 180, JAPAN
来源
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 2-LETTERS & EXPRESS LETTERS | 1994年 / 33卷 / 4A期
关键词
CARBON TUBE; SINGLE-WALL TUBE; NANOTUBE; NICKEL; ARC DISCHARGE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.33.L526
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
DC arc evaporation of nickel-graphite composite in helium atmosphere produces single-wall (SW) nanotubes. Electron microscopy examination of carbonaceous soot synthesized by this method revealed that the SW tubes grew radially from ultrafine nickel particles, and that they were found exclusively in soot material formed on the surface of a sluglike deposit grown on the end of a cathode.
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页码:L526 / L529
页数:4
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