Publication
Title
Direct evidence for the existence of multi-walled carbon nanotubes with hexagonal cross-sections
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Abstract
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with a polygonal cross-section have been paid increasing attention since their three-dimensional structure is related to specific physical properties, which are found to be different in comparison to CNTs with a circular cross-section. Here, we report the existence of novel multi-walled CNTs yielding walls with a rounded-hexagonal configuration. This structure was directly confirmed for the first time by both cross-sectional transmission electron microscopy and electron tomography. The morphology of the Fe catalytic particle also exhibits hexagonal characteristics, and is proposed as the origin of the formation of the rounded-hexagonal walls of the CNT. This observation is of great importance with respect to the design of polygonal (such as pentagonal or hexagonal) cross-sectional CNTs. By controlling the morphology of the catalytic nanoparticles it will be possible to grow CNTs with desired electronic and mechanical properties.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Carbon. - Oxford
Publication
Oxford : 2012
ISSN
0008-6223
DOI
10.1016/J.CARBON.2012.01.075
Volume/pages
50 :7 (2012) , p. 2524-2529
ISI
000303038400015
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UAntwerpen
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Research group
Project info
European Soft Matter Infrastructure (ESMI).
Counting Atoms in Nanomaterials (COUNTATOMS).
Development of discrete tomography for transmission electron microscopy: 3D imaging of interfaces in ceramic and semiconducting multilayers.
Optimization of the structure-activity relation in nanoporous materials.
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Affiliation
Publications with a UAntwerp address
External links
Web of Science
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Last edited 09.10.2023
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