Abstract
Extremely thin graphite filaments with a tubular structure were grown in carbon deposits formed on the negative electrode during generation of fullerenes by dc carbon-arc-discharge evaporation. The filaments and small graphite particles coexist in the central portion of the deposits. Three kinds of morphologies of carbon, namely nanotubes, polyhedra and sheets were observed in transmission electron micrographs. The filaments were formed in He, Ar or CH 4 gas environment at a pressure between 20-200 Torr.
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GraphiteElectric arcEvaporationCarbon nanotubeTorrCarbon fibersMaterials scienceFullereneTransmission electron microscopyCarbon arc weldingChemical engineeringNanotechnologyElectrodeComposite materialChemistryComposite numberMicrostructureOrganic chemistry
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- 32
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- 1A
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- L107-L107
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Yoshinori Ando Iijima
(1993).
Preparation of Carbon Nanotubes by Arc-Discharge Evaporation.
Japanese Journal of Applied Physics
, 32
(1A)
, L107-L107.
https://doi.org/10.1143/jjap.32.l107
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- DOI
- 10.1143/jjap.32.l107