AFM and STM investigation of carbon nanotubes produced by high energy ion irradiation of graphite

Authors
Biro, LP Mark, GI Gyulai, J Havancsak, K Lipp, S Lehrer, C Frey, L Ryssel, H
Citation
Lp. Biro et al., AFM and STM investigation of carbon nanotubes produced by high energy ion irradiation of graphite, NUCL INST B, 147(1-4), 1999, pp. 142-147
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Spectroscopy /Instrumentation/Analytical Sciences","Instrumentation & Measurement
Journal title
NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION B-BEAM INTERACTIONS WITH MATERIALS AND ATOMS
ISSN journal
0168583X → ACNP
Volume
147
Issue
1-4
Year of publication
1999
Pages
142 - 147
Database
ISI
SICI code
0168-583X(199901)147:1-4<142:AASIOC>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
Carbon nanotubes (CNT) were produced by high energy, heavy ion irradiation (215 MeV Ne, 246 MeV Kr, 156 MeV Xe) of graphite. On samples irradiated wit h Kr and Xe ions large craters were found by atomic force microscopy, these are attributed to sputtering. Frequently one or several CNTs emerge from t he craters. Some of the observed CNTs showed a regular vibration pattern. N o other carbon based materials, like amorphous carbon or fullerenes were ev idenced. Focused ion beam cuts were used to compare CNTs with surface folds on graphite. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V, All rights reserved.