Direct curvature measurement of the compartments in bamboo-shaped multi-walled carbon nanotubes via scanning probe microscopy.

ABSTRACT: Bamboo-shaped multi-walled carbon nanotubes (BS-MWCNTs) have compartmented structures inherently obtained during their catalytic growth, and the curvature of the compartmented structure is known to be determined by the morphology of the metal catalysts. In this study, the inside curvature of the BS-MWCNTs was directly measured through scanning probe microscopy (SPM). The surface of the compartment structures of BS-MWCNTs has discontinuous graphene layers and different frictional force levels depending on the curvature direction. That of the inside curvature can be directly observed through tribological analysis by adding and subtracting the lateral force microscopy images obtained on opposite sides along the axial direction of the BS-MWCNT (diameter of 500 nm). This tells us the direction

SUBMITTER: Jang JW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7804926 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature