Space confinement and rotation stress induced self-organization of double-helix nanostructure: A nanotube twist with a moving catalyst head

ACS Nano

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 4520-4529

  Zhao, Meng Qiang ^a   Zhang, Qiang ^a   Tian, Gui Li ^a   Huang, Jia Qi ^a   Wei, Fei ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube; Double helix; Layered double hydroxide; Rotation stress; Space confinement

Indexed keywords

AS-GROWN; DOUBLE HELIX; DOUBLE HELIX STRUCTURE; EXTRINSIC FACTORS; FORMATION MECHANISM; FORMATION PROCESS; HYDROTALCITE-LIKE MATERIALS; INORGANIC MATERIALS; INTERLAYER ANIONS; INTERNAL ROTATIONS; LAYERED DOUBLE HYDROXIDES; POSITIVELY CHARGED; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; SELF-ORGANIZATION MECHANISMS; SPACE CONFINEMENT; STRESS-INDUCED;

CARBON NANOTUBES; MORPHOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

NANOSTRUCTURES;

EID: 84864678523     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn301421x     Document Type: Article

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