Growth of a single-wall carbon nanotube in the gap of scanning tunneling microscope
- 21 April 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 74 (17) , 2450-2452
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.123877
Abstract
Single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) were grown in the tunneling gap of a scanning tunneling microscope (STM). We could observe their growth processes in situ by operating the STM in a transmission electron microscope. The STM tip and sample were covered by graphite layers. The tip was lightly touched to the sample and subsequently retracted. Occasionally, a carbon nanobridge was generated between the tip and the sample. The bridge had the shape of SWNT at the tip side.Keywords
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