Melting and expansion behavior of indium in carbon nanotubes

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作者
Gao, YH
Bando, Y
Golberg, D
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[1] Rencai Ctr Hubei Prov, Hubei 430079, Peoples R China
[2] Natl Inst Mat Sci, Adv Mat Lab, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 3050044, Japan
[3] Natl Inst Mat Sci, Nanomat Lab, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 3050044, Japan
[4] Wuhan Techtop Satellite Technol Co Ltd, Wuhan 430079, Peoples R China
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10.1063/1.1524293
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O59 [应用物理学];
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Indium-filled carbon nanotubes were synthesized via a simple chemical vapor deposition. The carbon nanotubes had diameters of 100-200 nm and length of similar to10 mum. The melting and expansion behavior of the indium in carbon nanotubes were investigated in an analytical transmission electron microscope. It was found that the melting and expansion behavior of indium were different from that in a macroscopic state. The melting behavior was explained using a particular equation developed for a nanoscale indium column. The analysis of the expansion behavior allows us to clarify the problems of indium filling usage in carbon nanotube-based nanothermometer. (C) 2002 American Institute of Physics.
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