ELECTRON-ENERGY-LOSS SPECTRA OF SINGLE-SHELL CARBON NANOTUBES

被引:63
作者
KUZUO, R
TERAUCHI, M
TANAKA, M
SAITO, Y
机构
[1] TOHOKU UNIV, SCI MEASUREMENTS RES INST, SENDAI, MIYAGI 980, JAPAN
[2] MIE UNIV, FAC ENGN, DEPT ELECT ENGN, TSU, MIE 514, JAPAN
来源
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 2-LETTERS & EXPRESS LETTERS | 1994年 / 33卷 / 9B期
关键词
CARBON NANOTUBE; SINGLE-SHELL TUBE; FULLERENE; EELS; BULK PLASMON; INTERBAND TRANSITION;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.33.L1316
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
Transmission electron energy-loss spectra of single-shell carbon nanotubes were measured and compared with those of multishell carbon nanotubes and graphite. Two peaks due to the pi plasmon and the pi + sigma plasmon were observed at 5.8 eV and 20.6 eV, respectively. The energy of the ir plasmon takes a value between those of two kinds of multishell tubes. The energy of the pi + sigma plasmon is lower than those of multishell tubes and graphite by 2 eV and 6 eV, respectively. The 1s --> pi* and 1s --> sigma* transition peaks of the single-shell tubes are much broader than those of the multishell tubes and graphite. The reason for the broadening may be due to the strong curving of the graphitic sheets.
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页码:L1316 / L1319
页数:4
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