Study of the symmetry of single-wall nanotubes by electron diffraction |
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Authors: | L. Henrard A. Loiseau C. Journet P. Bernier |
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Affiliation: | (1) Groupe de Dynamique des Phases Condensées, Université de Montpellier II, Place E. Bataillon CC 026, 34095 Montpellier Cedex 05 France, FR;(2) Laboratoire d'étude des Microstructures, Onera BP 72, 92322 Chatillon Cedex, France, FR |
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Abstract: | Determining precisely the atomic structure of single-wall carbon nanotubes is essential since it tailors electronic properties of this new carbon material. Here, we present a quantitative electron diffraction study of electric-arc produced single-wall carbon nanotube bundles, combined with simulations based on the kinematic theory and with real-space images. We stress the importance of the twist of the bundle in the interpretation of our data and we analyze both packing lattice parameters and chirality distribution. We show that, within a given bundle, no chirality is favoured whereas SWNT diameters are almost uniform. Received 5 February 1999 |
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Keywords: | PACS. 61.14.-x Electron diffraction and scattering - 61.48.+c Fullerenes and fullerene-related materials - 61.46.+w Clusters nanoparticles and nanocrystalline materials |
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