Published April 1998 | Version v1
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Bundles and radical deformation of carbon nanotubes produced by irradiation

Creators

  • 1. Academia Sinica, SH (China). Shanghai Inst. of Nuclear Research

Description

Carbon nanotubes, prepared by using arc-discharge technique, were irradiated by 20 MeV protons. By observing the irradiated samples with high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (TEM), nanotube bundles were discovered. The TEM image of three adjacent nanotubes jointed together shows that Van der Waals forces among adjacent nanotubes can deform them substantially, destroying the cylindrical symmetry

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Techniques
Journal Volume
21
Journal Issue
4
Journal Page Range
p. 199-202
ISSN
0253-3219

INIS

Country of Publication
China
Country of Input or Organization
China
INIS RN
29043725
Subject category
S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
Descriptors DEI
BEAM BUNCHING; CARBON; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DEFORMATION; GRAIN SIZE; MEV RANGE 10-100; PHYSICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; PROTON BEAMS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VAN DER WAALS FORCES
Descriptors DEC
BEAM DYNAMICS; BEAMS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DYNAMICS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELEMENTS; ENERGY RANGE; MECHANICS; MEV RANGE; MICROSCOPY; MICROSTRUCTURE; NONMETALS; NUCLEON BEAMS; PARTICLE BEAMS; RADIATION EFFECTS; SIZE