FORMATION OF CARBON NANOTUBES BY EVAPORATION OF CARBON ROD CONTAINING SCANDIUM OXIDE

被引:21
作者
OHKOHCHI, M
ANDO, Y
BANDOW, S
SAITO, Y
机构
[1] INST MOLEC SCI, CTR INSTRUMENT, OKAZAKI, AICHI 444, JAPAN
[2] MIE UNIV, DEPT ELECT & ELECTR ENGN, TSU, MIE 514, JAPAN
来源
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 2-LETTERS & EXPRESS LETTERS | 1993年 / 32卷 / 9A期
关键词
CARBON NANOTUBES; CARBON NANOPARTICLES; SCANDIUM; SEM; FULLERENES; ARC-DISCHARGE; GAS EVAPORATION;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.32.L1248
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
Carbon nanotubes and nanoparticles formed by dc arc-discharge evaporation of a carbon composite rod containing scandium oxide were studied by high-resolution scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Nanotubes obtained from the composite rod were more abundant than those obtained from pure carbon rod. Many fibrous nanotubes were gathered together and bunched to form long bundles. Moreover, a number of nanoparticles whose size was nearly the same as the diameter of nanotubes were attached to the surface of each tube in the bundle. It was found that scandium had the effect of promoting the growth of nanotubes.
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页码:L1248 / L1251
页数:4
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