Investigation of the novel carbon nanostructures by high resolution electron microscopy

Flattened carbon nanoshells, carbon nanorods, rind nanostructures of rod-tu be have been observed in the cathodic deposits produced by a double-anode a re-discharge. As confirmed by high resolution transmission electron microsc ope (HRTEM), the growth of;a carbon nanotube was directly linked to the nan orod, so the origin and development of nanotube seed is clearly discernible . In addition, the multishelled carbon nanorods HRTEM images revealed an is olated center line. We consider that such a line is probably a linear acety lenic carbon allotrope. based on "sp" hybridization containing triple and s ingle bonds.