Bundle structure and sliding of single-walled carbon nanotubes observed byfrictional-force microscopy

Authors
Miura, K Ishikawa, M Kitanishi, R Yoshimura, M Ueda, K Tatsumi, Y Minami, N
Citation
K. Miura et al., Bundle structure and sliding of single-walled carbon nanotubes observed byfrictional-force microscopy, APPL PHYS L, 78(6), 2001, pp. 832-834
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS
ISSN journal
00036951 → ACNP
Volume
78
Issue
6
Year of publication
2001
Pages
832 - 834
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-6951(20010205)78:6<832:BSASOS>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
The bundle structure and the sliding of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWN Ts) have been observed by frictional-force microscopy. The diameter of the nanotube and the nearest distance between any two nanotubes were estimated to be 1.4 and 0.3 nm, respectively. The frictional force required to move S WNTs on a KCl(001) surface and its energy dissipation were estimated to be 11 nN and 0.75x10(-16) J, respectively. (C) 2001 American Institute of Phys ics.