How accurate can the determination of chiral indices of carbon nanotubes be? An experimental investigation of chiral indices determination on DWNT by electron diffraction

European Physical Journal B

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 457-469

  Kociak, M ^a,c   Hirahara, K ^a   Suenaga, K ^b   Iijima, S ^a,b  

^a MEIJO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; ERROR ANALYSIS; KINEMATICS;

CHIRAL INDICES; KINEMATIC THEORY; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 2142793605     PISSN: 14346028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epjb/e2003-00127-2     Document Type: Article

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