Strain-induced D band observed in carbon nanotubes

Nano Research

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 854-862

  Chang, Chia Chi ^a   Chen, Chun Chung ^b   Hung, Wei Hsuan ^b   Hsu, I Kai ^c   Pimenta, Marcos A ^d   Cronin, Stephen B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Feng Chia University ^*  (United States)

^c FENG CHIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

D band; defects; Raman; strain; SWCNTs

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871331665     PISSN: 19980124     EISSN: 19980000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-012-0269-3     Document Type: Article

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