A Perfect Carbon Nanotube with Two Closed Ends
A perfect carbon nanotube with two closed ends consisting of graphitized carbon was experimentally observed. The large carbon nanotube, with a diameter of 187 nm and a length of 1.2 m, was synthesized by pyrolysis of iron(II)phthalocyanine (FePc) under an Ar/NH3 flow at 900 °C on a nickel substrate. The structure and composition of the nanotube were determined by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy and electron energy loss spectroscopy. The carbon nanotube seems to grow spontaneously by some autocatalytic process.
Keywords: CARBON NANOTUBES; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; CLOSED-END NANOTUBES; HIGH-RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
Document Type: Communications
Affiliations: Center for Molecular Science, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, People's Republic of China
Publication date: 01 February 2002
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