Dynamic observation of the bending behavior of carbon nanotubes by nanoprobe manipulation in TEM

Carbon

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2343-2345

  Kuzumaki, Toru ^a   Kitakata, Shintaro ^b   Enomoto, Kazuki ^b   Yasuhara, Tatsuyuki ^b   Ohtake, Naoto ^b   Mitsuda, Yoshitaka ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b Tokyo Institute of Technology ^*  (Japan)

Author keywords

A. Carbon nanotubes; B. Chemical vapor deposition; C. Transmission electron microscopy; D. Mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; CRYSTAL DEFECTS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; MORPHOLOGY; NUCLEATION; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

GRAPHITIC WALLS; NANOSCALES; STRUCTURAL CHANGES; STRUCTURAL DEFECTS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 3142733050     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2004.04.035     Document Type: Article

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