Published July 15, 2005 | Version v1
Journal article

Raman spectroscopy of single-wall carbon nanotubes and graphite irradiated by γ rays

  • 1. Institut fuer Materialphysik der Universitaet Wien, Vienna A-1090 (Austria)
  • 2. Max-Planck Institut fuer Festkoerperforschung, Stuttgart D-70569 (Germany)

Description

Graphite and single-wall carbon nanotubes irradiated by γ rays of energy of 1.3 MeV were investigated by Raman spectroscopy. Irradiation generates defects in the lattice as confirmed by the increase of the intensity of the defect-induced D line in both materials. On the other hand, the intensity of the radial breathing mode of nanotubes is lowered. The intensity of the G line does not change for graphite but increases for carbon nanotubes. For the latter, this behavior cannot be explained by the defect-mediated double-resonance mechanism. Softening of the q=0 selection rule is suggested as a way to explain the results

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Applied Physics
Journal Volume
98
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 024311-024311.5
ISSN
0021-8979
CODEN
JAPIAU

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
37028055
Subject category
S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
Descriptors DEI
GAMMA RADIATION; GRAPHITE; IRRADIATION; MEV RANGE 01-10; NANOTUBES; RAMAN SPECTRA; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY
Descriptors DEC
CARBON; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELEMENTS; ENERGY RANGE; IONIZING RADIATIONS; LASER SPECTROSCOPY; MEV RANGE; MINERALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; NONMETALS; RADIATIONS; SPECTRA; SPECTROSCOPY

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