Growth of a single-wall carbon nanotube in the gap of scanning tunneling microscope

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作者：

Yamashita, J ^{[1
]}

Hirayama, H ^{[1
]}

Ohshima, Y ^{[1
]}

Takayanagi, K ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Tokyo Inst Technol, Interdisciplinary Grad Sch Sci & Engn, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Yokohama, Kanagawa 2268502, Japan

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APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS | 1999年 / 74卷 / 17期

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10.1063/1.123877

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O59 [应用物理学];

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摘要：

Single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) were grown in the tunneling gap of a scanning tunneling microscope (STM). We could observe their growth processes in situ by operating the STM in a transmission electron microscope. The STM tip and sample were covered by graphite layers. The tip was lightly touched to the sample and subsequently retracted. Occasionally, a carbon nanobridge was generated between the tip and the sample. The bridge had the shape of SWNT at the tip side. (C) 1999 American Institute of Physics. [S0003-6951(99)02517-6].

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