Chains of Carbon Nanotetrahedra/Nanoribbons

被引：12

作者：

Kohno, Hideo ^{[1
]}

Hasegawa, Takayuki ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Kochi Univ Technol, Sch Environm Sci & Engn, Kami, Kochi 7828502, Japan

[2] Osaka Univ, Grad Sch Sci, Toyonaka, Osaka 5600043, Japan

来源：

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS | 2015年 / 5卷

基金：

日本科学技术振兴机构;

关键词：

NANOTUBES; COLLAPSE; NANORIBBON; RIBBONS; GROWTH;

D O I：

10.1038/srep08430

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

Flattening of a carbon nanotube results in the formation of a carbon nanoribbon with well-defined edges. In addition, a switching of the flattening direction by about a right angle yields a carbon nanotetrahedron at the switching point in a nanoribbon. Here, we report that chains of carbon nanotetrahedra/nanoribbons are formed via sequential switching of the flattening direction of multiwalled carbon nanotubes, in which neighboring two nanotetrahedra are connected by a short nanoribbon, namely a flattened nanotube. We suggest that the formation of nanotetrahedra chains is caused by a quasi-periodic instability of catalyst iron nanoparticles during the chemical vapor deposition growth. In addition, two adjoining carbon nanotetrahedra were found.

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