Unzipping of functionalized multiwall carbon nanotubes Induced by STM

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs), functionalized by a cycloaddition reaction, were studied by ultrahigh vacuum scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). The STM images provided evidence for partial or total unzipping of the outer CNT layer. The formation of graphene ribbons was triggered by the STM tip, under spe...

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Main Author: Paiva, M. C. (author)
Other Authors: Xu, Wei (author), Proença, M. Fernanda R. P. (author), Novais, R. M. (author), Laegsgaard, E. (author), Besenbacher, F. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/12908
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/12908