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Published February 29, 1996 | public
Journal Article

Structural Modification of Single-Layer Carbon Nanotubes with an Electron Beam

Abstract

Transmission electron imaging and diffraction are used to probe the atomic-level structure of single-layer carbon nanotubes. The nanotubes bend, fold, kink, and radially deform. They have a tendency to form parallel bundles of tubes, and this bundling process has been observed in real time. In addition, the electron beam is used to locally cut and anneal nanotubes.

Additional Information

© 1996 American Chemical Society. Received: September 8, 1995; In Final Form: NoVember 16, 1995. This research was partially supported by the NSF (Grant ASC-9217368) and by the Materials and Process Simulation Center.

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