A 1.7 nm resolution chemical analysis of carbon nanotubes by tip-enhanced Raman imaging in the ambient

Nature Communications

Volumn 5, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Chen, Chi ^a,c   Hayazawa, Norihiko ^a   Kawata, Satoshi ^a,b  

^a Institute of Physical and Chemical Research   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c RESEARCH CENTER FOR APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBE;

CARBON; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; NANOPARTICLE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE STRUCTURE; VISUALIZATION;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; TIP ENHANCED RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; VACUUM;

EID: 84947915670     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms4312     Document Type: Article

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