Mechanism analysis of interrupted growth of single-walled carbon nanotube arrays

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Iwasaki, Takayuki [1 ]
Robertson, John [2 ]
Kawarada, Hiroshi [1 ]
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[1] Waseda Univ, Dept Elect & Photon Syst, Shinjuku Ku, Tokyo 1698555, Japan
[2] Univ Cambridge, Dept Engn, Cambridge CB2 1PZ, England
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10.1021/nl073119f
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O6 [化学];
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0703 ;
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We investigated the growth mechanism of layered single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNT) mats by a cutting method. Transmission electron microscope observations revealed that new SWNTs grown below first grown SWNTs also have caps at their tips. Raman spectroscopy suggests that the SWNTs in each layer have the same chirality distribution. This growth method might be a way to prove a factor of chirality selection of SWNTs.
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