PREPARATION OF CARBON NANOTUBES BY ARC-DISCHARGE EVAPORATION

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作者
ANDO, Y [1 ]
IIJIMA, S [1 ]
机构
[1] NEC CORP LTD,RES & DEV GRP,TSUKUBA,IBARAKI 305,JAPAN
来源
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 2-LETTERS | 1993年 / 32卷 / 1A-B期
关键词
CARBON NANOTUBES; GRAPHITE POLYHEDRA; CARBON SHEETS; FULLERENES; ARC DISCHARGE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.32.L107
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
Extremely thin graphite filaments with a tubular structure were grown in carbon deposits formed on the negative electrode during generation of fullerenes by dc carbon-arc-discharge evaporation. The filaments and small graphite particles coexist in the central portion of the deposits. Three kinds of morphologies of carbon, namely nanotubes, polyhedra and sheets were observed in transmission electron micrographs. The filaments were formed in He, Ar or CH4 gas environment at a pressure between 20-200 Torr.
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页码:L107 / L109
页数:3
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