Nanotubes with horns: a clue to the growth mechanism?

Harris, P. J. F. (2020) Nanotubes with horns: a clue to the growth mechanism? Fullerenes, Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures, 28 (7). pp. 541-544. ISSN 1536-4046 doi: 10.1080/1536383X.2020.1718110

Abstract/Summary

A high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) study of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) produced by a variant of the arc-discharge process is described. It is found that the nanotubes are frequently coated with a disordered carbon, and that the tubes are often incompletely formed, with nanohorn-like structures attached to the caps. This suggests that carbon nanohorns may be the precursors for the formation of nanotubes by arc-discharge. A possible mechanism for this process is suggested.

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URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/89514
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Divisions	Life Sciences > School of Chemistry, Food and Pharmacy > Department of Chemistry
Publisher	Taylor & Francis
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