Scanning tunneling microscopy of single-shell nanotubes of carbon
- 31 October 1994
- journal article
- conference paper
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 65 (18) , 2284-2286
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.112719
Abstract
Single‐shell nanotubes of carbon were produced by vapor‐phase condensation on highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG). Atomic‐resolution images were obtained using a scanning tunneling microscope (STM). The nanotubes are 1 nm wide and up to 20 nm long. The atomic structure of a zigzag configured tube is identified. A C60 hemisphere with threefold symmetry could be the nucleation seed for its growth.Keywords
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